
This (quite long) article has been written by me for two primary reasons: One, to hopefully save someone else the time and hassle associated with trying out various Linux distributions, and two, to promote some discussion and feedback regarding what a modern Linux distribution should be, and of course to contrast this with what is currently available. I am exploring the offerings of MS Windows, BeOS and MacOSX, and then taking on a number of well-known Linux distributions.
BeOS is alive and well through YellowTAB's Zeta product that comes out soon. Get your facts right.
In fact, BeOS is **FAR** easier to install (and cheaper) than eCS 1.1, which I tried to install a few days ago with some unfortunate results.