BenignDesign, on 08 May 2013 - 06:51 PM, said:

It's sad when the Alumni and Moderators are so immature that they riddicule people for having made a decision that they actually contemplated. Good job for keeping the reputation of the forums up, guys. Very great job. If you're wondering, I actually read the entire thread that modi had posted. The point of the threads were, while similar, different. I wasn't going to get anything out of that thread that I wanted. The music I passively listen to while I work is entirely different from what I listen to when I want to just listen to music.

modi123_1, on 08 May 2013 - 05:57 PM, said:

That was for general music interests. While the two threads were both about music, I was asking specifically for music that is not distracting while working. I considered asking there, but I decided not to because it was different in my mind.

NeoTifa, on 08 May 2013 - 05:43 PM, said:

Am I going to regret posting this thread?

supersloth, on 08 May 2013 - 05:29 PM, said:

Well, that was insightful. Why do you say that?

Since you're showing interest in Linux, I suggest starting off with something comparitively easy. Ubuntu or Mint would be the two best options, I think. Debian is another choice, but I've never used it so I don't know the ease-of-use. I suggest either finding a secondary machine that you don't mind wiping its hard drive and installing Linux on, or install it in a virtual environment such as Virtualbox or VMWare. They do essentially the same thing. I suggest using it from time to time, and once you get comfortable with it, make an informed decision. linux.org has three great courses on getting to know Linux. The first one is simply to get you comfortable in the new environment. After that, it gets a bit more in-depth.