Not a programmer, at least not since I retired and didn't have to write Cordax routines in CMAP anymore.  Know several, programmed for windows, and they all run linux in their home machines. 

As far as what you see is what you get, that includes the BSD, or a computer completely hung up and no way to tell it to back up and start again.  I know windblows is favored in most business apps, which means nothing to the average user, but because it will allow so little to be done with it.  (The BSD was replaced by a totally non responsive computer, now all you can do is turn it off and restart.) 

Doesn't really matter, in about three or four months I'll finally get the damned thing running at least partially.  Either that or it will take the steps down the ladder in one jump, from w7 to linux and nothing but Open Office in it.  It's about time for the old box now serving that purpose to take a dump anyhow.  At least it runs and doesn't give me a bunch of trouble to try to figure out.

The "I" in Doric is Silent.