"Desktop Linux is almost soup. We only have a few items left on the short list. Will we do it? If history is an indicator, the answer is yes."Read this article at LXer. Read more for a short list of my personal needs before I could say "yes, I can switch to Linux or FreeBSD full time".
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> 5. A good home video editor. Kino is closer than others, but still not there yet, plus it's easily crashable.
Have you ever heard about Cinelerra or MainActor?
> Trying to do some basic image editing with Gimp is a nightmare.
Wake up then, 2.2 is knock-knock-knocking at your front door. I find GIMP's GUI far more usable that the one from Photoshop CS. I use them both on daily basis.
> 5. A good home video editor. Kino is closer than others, but still not there yet, plus it's easily crashable.

Have you ever heard about Cinelerra or MainActor?
> Trying to do some basic image editing with Gimp is a nightmare.
Wake up then, 2.2 is knock-knock-knocking at your front door. I find GIMP's GUI far more usable that the one from Photoshop CS. I use them both on daily basis.
But yes -- "your mileage may vary"