I suppose it depends on your background and goals. Most non-techies I've worked with find it easier to learn Arduino than an entire Linux stack. On the other-h

I suppose it depends on your background and goals. Most non-techies I've worked with find it easier to learn Arduino than an entire Linux stack. On the other-hand, if you have existing software that you want to move over to a small system, then a platform with a widely supported OS is going to be easier.