Which Linux?!!!!!!

[tumash]

Hmm..  If you're looking for an easy to setup distro I would recommend you RedHat/Mandrake.

These are really easy to setup and are IMHO good for starters. Also "plus" for them is that RedHat is supported by several big companies.

If you prefer user-friendlinies, with a bit of tuning the system I highly recommend you Debian. I use it for over 2-3 years now (Started on m68k Amiga) and I simply love it. I can't even imagine using distro without apt-get, dselect or aptitude

[tumash]

Oh.. forgot.. here is a table of equivalents between Windows and Linux..

http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/

I think you'll find it useful. You can always install vmware under linux, and run Windows in a.. window