On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:03:32 -0400, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


I am tired of MS BS, but really don't want to go threw the learning
curve of new software and finding software that will run on Linux

I can understand that, but MS hasn't changed since their beginnings. I
wouldn't expect any change in the near future.

As for the software, there are very few applications that Linux doesn't
have a corresponding program for. True there is a learning curve, but
then Vista might be out in the next year or two, and it will also have a
learning curve.

Hey, I'm a Linux advocate. When I switched, I never looked back. So, just
a suggestion, if you are at all interested. Try a live-cd. It will run
from the CD and won't change anything on your hard drive, but will show
you *some* of the capabilities of Linux.

Try the Desktop CD for your architecture.

http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux...leases/dapper/

For information on what that CD contains:

http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop

Linux has come a long way.