Last year,
I tried Linux (Mandrake 7) and this was a good distro
Linux is a really good OS for people who want to learn more about program and operating system.
This is not easy for a beginner and you have to learn alot of thing but this is funny
If you just want to click and run, go to windows
I will try Lindows 2.0 in a virtual machine to see what it is
When I tried Linux last year, for a newbie like me who wants to try different thing and make my own kernel etc....I had to format each day or week
But this is a way to learn