Viable Linux Destop?

[jaguar]

Interesting. People who said browsers were a problem have a point, while Konqueror (which i typing this from) its generally very good, some websites kill it (including randomly, the search on the linux tucows site!) and there is no version of flash for it. Mozilla is getting there though, i also use that under windows. I haven't found a Eudora equivilent of the same quality yet so i'm using Moz mail, which is pretty good.

Didn't take me long to find a getright equivilent which was the only app i found i needed so far outside of what comes with Mandrake, which is pretty extensive in the end. I trying to find how you intergrate apt with mandrake (aparantly there is a way) Using OpenOffice at the moment, but i might try Staroffice, i need something with a good quality spellchecker so Hubris Boy can keep bagging my typing =P

Yes, windows is better for some things (gaming in particular - missing my Counterstrike and Max Payne) but i got sick of the calls of hypocrite when enganging in the usual political skirmishes which are a daily at school about privicy etc. And after all it *is* the future

"Linux is only free if your time has no value." How true. I spent 4 hours installing Debian with a friend, and that was just the base install, thats the beauty of Mandrake, fully functional and set up out of the box.

Due to a number of apps i need i might have to keep windows (Lightwave, Photoshop(yes i know, gimp but its not the same), VB6, Access) although i might try Wine first, see how it goes with lightwave though, heavyweight program.