> In 1999 installing linux was a big console-based adventure full of unknowns and question marks... things today are obviously much, much simpler Except it was

> In 1999 installing linux was a big console-based adventure full of unknowns and question marks... things today are obviously much, much simpler Except it wasn't with distros like Mandrake (now mandriva), no matter how much linux haters like to repeat that lie, Linux has been easy to install for the last 10 years. Now try to install OSX on anything else than a Mac, you'll have fun. If you don't want to have installation issues, get a pre-installed machine.