
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.
...looks pretty sweet. One question: why the hell aren't these images in the screenshots gallery of the Syllable homepage?! Either that or the compression is wonky, cuz the last time I stepped into the image gallery there, my eyes started to burn like you wouldn't believe.
I wish they'd port Mono or DotGNU or something, though. I signed a pact with the devil; I'm not allowed to touch C++ anymore. ;(