I'm thinking about "ctrl-d" to boot, and the likelihood that my kid's going to eventually play with daddy's laptop and pound on the spacebar during reboot. Wha

I'm thinking about "ctrl-d" to boot, and the likelihood that my kid's going to eventually play with daddy's laptop and pound on the spacebar during reboot. What I'd like: A Linux distro of my choice that boots as cleanly and directly as the original ChromeOS. A dual-boot to Windows would be nice too, although maybe at this point I could get by with a VM. What I think a Chromebook would provide: The option for a Crouton install within ChromeOS or a dual-boot. I think that both options require developer mode. During boot, you get a fun little screen telling you to push the spacebar to "re-enable OS verification", which takes you into a system recovery process...or you press ctrl-d to boot the system as-is. That all sounds like something that I can do, but it sounds like a step back in usability for me. And besides: > Caution: Modifications you make to the system are not supported by Google, may cause hardware, software or security issues and may void warranty. (http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices/acer-c7-chromebook http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-fo...) That's a terrible way to prefix a guide for activating a "supported developer mode" :-) A Chromebook may be wonderful for someone else with different desires. I don't think that it's a good fit for what I want to do.