I like the 'back-end' stability that Linux has, but question whether that stability will be negated by a more difficult user interface, or lack thereof.
I don't think it's more difficult, but it is *different*. I would say that the main difference is that you need to take your time to read the text that is displayed on the screen (as opposed to the classical windowsesque next / next / next /OK).
If you can take a basic UNIX course, it will help a lot.
With debian, installing programs is a breeze though (using command line tools):
To find a program:
apt-cache search <stuff>
To install it:
apt-get install <whatever>
To upgrade your system:
apt-get update apt-get upgrade
Windows users poo-poo Linux while fans of Linux complain Windows is straight from h*ll -- isn't there a middle-ground truth? Thanks.
Well, Linux is certainly less user friendly (especially if you have difficulty with english as localization is quite poor) but if you take the time and effort to understand what's going on you will be rewarded with a computer system easy to maintain and which just works. I use debian (well, knoppix) for my home gateway and it's just awesome.
Cheers, Jean-Michel.
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