Tek wrote:
> 
> Now I realise there's no straight answer to question 1 but I'm getting SO 
> annoyed with linux users! Whenever I ask one of the guys at work they always 
> name about a dozen versions of linux I should try. It's an OS! I don't want 
> to try it, I just want to install one and use it! 

Then i'd seriously recommend you not to use Linux.  You should only use 
Linux if:

a) you want to and
b) you are willing to accept the differences in design philosophy.  The 
most important is the freedom of choice for nearly all elements and 
aspects of the system.  This starts with the hardware (Linux runs on 
nearly everything), continues with the large variety of distributions 
and ends with for example the literally hundreds of mail clients you can 
use.

I don't know anyone who started using Linux with these conditions not 
met and who stayed with Linux on the long term.  OTOH i also don't know 
anyone who started with these requirements and who did not stay with Linux.

And Linux is not an OS, Linux is just a kernel.  When you are talking 
about the whole OS you have the choice (and have to choose) between a 
lot of alternatives for every single aspect (for example the GUI: KDE, 
GNOME or various others).

I'm not scared of having
> to use a command prompt (I use linux remotely from a windows PC at work 
> sometimes so I know my way around), I just want someone to tell me what the 
> difference is between them.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Linux+distributions+comparison

BTW if you happen to decide for using Linux i would be interested in 
benchmark results for a Turion system.

Christoph

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