
Tired of endless Windows security problems? Intrigued by Linux's power but discouraged by its complexity? Tempted by Mac OS but not thrilled with the hardware cost? If so, you might want to investigate the growing bunch of hobbyist OSes -- Syllable, SkyOS, Haiku, MenuetOS, Visopsys, ReactOS and others.
Syllable is perhaps the most promising of them all; it's a maturing open source desktop OS with an evolving kernel & device driver range, and is targeted at the home/small-office user.
It begs the question of how it will compete in such a crowded OS market place. Don't get me wrong choice is good but I just don't see a need for yet another proprietary operating system. Kudos to those who are working on it though. Hopefully they can obtain their goals with it.