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Vinnie: UNIX blows, but it blows less than many things which are not UNIX. Modern non-blowful developments in UNIX technologies are based mostly on the idea of moving away from all that unixiness.
Linux is the friendliest way to get into things. At the moment I'm on an Ubuntu kick, so I'd recommend it to try things out.
You can install Virtualbox in three seconds and try anything you want from there (though no OSX support at the moment) without killing anything, no need for an extra system. Virtualbox sometimes sucks ass all over the place and leaves you with an "unbootable" virtual drive for no reason, though.
Depending on how old your extra system is, a Debian Netinst can give you a nice base system to play around in. If you only want bare-bones, this is as friendly as it gets.
BSD is for people who are already elitist UNIX nerds. I think in order to try it out, you need to get a UNIX tattoo of some sort. (I think Nub learned UNIX on FreeBSD and used it as a desktop throughout highschool)
When I HAD to work with various UNIXes for work (AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, and Linux), Solaris was my favorite. But that was for work, not desktop use.
If you want to use an old computer, OSX is out as an option (though there's probably some cash prizes in it from somewhere if you get it to work). If you want to use "I WANNA TRY UNIX!" as an excuse to buy a shiny new Mac, though, go for it.
If you just want to poke around on Linux, use Ubuntu. It has wobbly windows. I'M WOBBLING A WINDOW RIGHT NOW!!!!! |
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