When Windows2000 came out, I thought it was great (compared to how shit Win95, Win98 and WinME was). Finally a 32bit (almost) operating system which was much more stable than its predecessors. Then Windows XP came along which was essentially Windows2000 with a few modifications under the hood. It ran great too, but not quite. Programs get installed and crap gets left all over your registry and hard drive.
Therefore: I'm going to trial out 2 different operating systems to run my PC on this weekend.
FreeBSD, which is a Unix like system descended from AT&T Unix.
Ubuntu, a Linux like system based on the Debian GNU/Linux but with a stronger focus on usability.
Considering that 99% of the time, I use my PC for basic stuff like surfing the net, downloading stuff and watching movies, its reliability, up time and robustness that is of the paramount importance to me. I can't be bothered doing all that fluffy stuff like customizing screen savers, wallpapers and all that nonsense. I am a pragmatic PC user, I need it to work fast and efficient, period!
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