Best Operating System: theory and practice

A long time ago, I started off on a (ever-lasting) quest for the best operating system and environment for my host. Being a Unix operating system fan, I soon got rid of Windows, and found myself installing a Linux. That started a long time ago and I installe several distributions: RedHat, Mandrake, Debian, and more recently Ubuntu. Globally, I liked Linux and its compati

RedHat, Mandrake, Debian… and more recently Ubuntu. Although

I am a big fan of Unix operating systems because:

• I hate Windows's instability and its unpredictable behaviour
• I hate messy documentation of Windows APIs
• I hate the way Microsoft implements and ruins standards
• I care for security
• I love typing cryptic commands in shells: it makes me feel like a geek :)
• my husband loves Unix, and he probably wouldn't have married me if I told him I did not like Unix