I'm actually considering giving BSD a shot, not to replace linux, but for something else to learn. How different is BSD from linux, i.e. is there a point to my endeavor..... I've gotten into some major discussions on IRC about BSD, and it seems like people that are "in the know" (in quotes because its BS) claim that Linux is insecure, and that the various BSDs are alot more secure. From info I've collected, I think the only one that is more secure then Linux _out of the box_ is OpenBSD, but your Linux box can be much more secure then that with a little bit of work. But I could be completely wrong..... Thats just my experience so far. Also on a side note, I got a rumour from my friend that M$ is working on M$-Linux. He said it will be OSS, but have a M$ designed GUI, but that GUI will also be OSS. He said essentially its the Windows GUI running on top of the Linux kernel. He also said that Win apps will run through it no problem. I basically told him to quite spouting BS, that this would never happen, the community wouldn't allow it to happen, then he tried to tell me that Linus was working on it. I told him to shut up and went to class. Now if this isn't food for thought I don't know what is. I keep on seeing images in my head of a linux BSOD...... *fear*