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BigGov: I sure hope you don't plan on having a good understanding of Linux in a period of one "Winter Break". I've been using linux (mostly Debian) for years, and there are still new things that I learn from time to time. Just don't expect its going to be like Windows. To really learn about linux, you need to use the command line; something that is not really done on Windows-based systems (excluding servers).
Linux is not the most friendly OS using command line only. But, once you get used to it, you'll learn to like it. I'm personally a command line junky.
As far as your system specs go, don't expect to run KDE or GNOME or anything else very easily, as you just don't have the speed or space. The core of the OS leaves a very small footprint, but any desktop manager can grow to be quite large.
BRATWURST: The Debian 3.0 Bible comes out the end of November 2004 or first of December. Go buy it when it comes out. It will go in depth into Debian, but also into Linux in general.
Latch: I know how you love your Gentoo. =P
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