Yes, blender is amazing. A very powerful open-source 3D design program. To see what it can do you should watch "Elephant Dreams". Strange movie, but beautiful, and made completely with open source tools. -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsGEWHNJ3s8

OR

http://orange.blender.org/

An I suppose MacOS would be like Linux's second cousin twice removed or something like that.

Flash does run natively for Linux, and Adobe has been doing a decent job providing for linux users as of late, so its merely a matter of time.

Have to say I agree 100% with this post. Very detailed. Another thing I might mention that prevents viruses from being developed on Linux is the fact that people are constantly changing their kernel versions, and to run effectively on a Linux system, the virus should be compiled to run on that specific kernel. It isn't because Linux isn't as popular, why there are no viruses. It is because it is a solid operating system. And there are ways to increase security to obscene amounts if you really want to. I also read an article yesterday about the Department of Defense talking about how much they use open source, and they actually called it a superior development model.

np

It may still work in Linux. The best thing to start of with is a Windows emulation program called WINE. You are able to set what version of Windows you are emulating and it integrates almost seamlessly into most distributions. www.winehq.com can help you with most of your questions on how to configure it.

Other than that, there are non-open source Windows emulators you have to pay for like "Cross-Over" that seem to work really well. For playing Windows games on Linux there is also another one called "Cedega".

Cedega and Cross-Over were once part of WINE, but forked many years ago. Cedega used to be called WINEX due to its use of Direct X for games.

Yeah, ultra small linux distros are amazing. Especially when your computer is messed up and you need to recover files and settings. Puppy Linux has to be my favorite small recovery distro, followed by Trinity Rescue Kit.

What is the program?

almost bed time for me.

Delightfully Simple, huh? I always just called it Damn Small Linux.

The NSA developed SE Linux, and then merged what they had developed with the Linux kernel. Thats why if you ever get to the point where you enjoy compiling your own kernel, there are SE Linux kernel modules available. Its good to look into of you are really into security.

I have been using Linux for 5-6 years since I was in high school and have been hooked ever since. I mainly use Ubuntu 8.10 now, but I have used too many distros to count. I am amazed how far it has come in such a short time. It used to be that I had to hunt down drivers, modules, codecs and programs to make my Linux install act like a functional OS, but these days everything is auto detected and installed and there is no need to scour the internet for anything. Not to mention the advancements in 3D desktop environments. Lord only knows where it will be in another 5-6 years.