Alright.....I am a Computer Science student, with a couple of years of tech experience....on WinTel type machines....and I WANT OUT. My primary concerns are programming (I am coming along in C++ pretty well now) and am also immersing myself in web development. I just built a new PC, AMD T-Bird 1.33, and initially wanted Linux. I tried installing Red Hat 6.2 (old, I know, but I had the CD), and something went....wrong. Scowling tremendously, I used a spare copy of 98SE (AAAGGGHHHH) I had sitting around to get this thing up and running. Now, understand, my eyes are open, and I want OUT of this MS hell. Someone, please, give me a recommendation as to what OS would best suit my needs and hardware, and I will GLADLY comply. I do have a cable Internet connection, so size of download is not an issue. Any ideas are appreciated.