"I've been trying Linux on and off for a couple of years. My first experience with Linux was with a version of Slackware (can't remember) way back in 1996. At the time the installation was so daunting that I gave up all together. For a little background I consider myself a proficient computer user.
"For what is worth, I've administweredd Windows boxen for some time (I started with DOS 3.3). As far as Windows is concerned I've known all the nooks and crannies of the various incarnations of the OS. As recently as a year and a half I administered a Data Center with over 10 Windows Servers (2000, NT), and quite well I might add.
"One would guess that a person like me, well versed in MS's products, would never like Linux. Far from it..."
