I've been using Linux in one form or another since some time back in late 1993. Things were a little different then. Installing and using Linux wasn't for the faint of heart.

Things have changed!

Back in the day I used Slackware, because it was pretty much the only choice out there unless you wanted to do 'everything' yourself. I purchased a couple of CD's and started digging in to the wonderful world of open source software. It was a challenge... and it was exciting!

Admittedly, I continued to used another operating system for my day-to-day stuff for some time but a couple of years later, with the introduction of Debian/GNU Linux, things started to become a little easier.

I know there are some 'hard core' Linux users out there who prefer to do everything from source (compiling everything themselves) and while I can understand why (I've tried Gentoo), at the end of the day I just a little to lazy to bother with that anymore.

I've continued (to this day) to use Debian on my servers but have tried a wide variety of Linux distributions on the 'desktop'.

Just downloaded and installed Linux Mint 8 "Helena" RC1.   Sweet!

I currently have it running in Virtualbox on top of Mint 7 and will wait for the full release before upgrading my main system but I really like what I've seen so far. 

I've been using Linux in one form or another, starting with Slackware Linux, since some time in late 1993 (my memory is a bit fuzzy on the details).  Back then installing Linux was a bit of a challenge for a noob like me... especially if you wanted a GUI, aka X which I did: Command Line stuff really wasn't my thing back then.  How things have changed... but I digress.

I had some fun getting those early versions going on my wizbang Edge 386 DX40 with 4MB RAM and a 105MB HDD (but I digress again).... I think I even managed to fry a monitor by trying to adjust the screen settings using 'vidtune' or whatever the equivelent was called back then (there goes the fuzzies again).