After having it sitting on my desktop for weeks, I finally got around to burning and trying out Ubuntu yesterday. And today they've released a major new version (typical!).
The 700MB CD image Ubuntu provide can either be used to install the full OS, or to try it out without affecting your Windows installation (as the OS can be run straight off the CD). If you choose the latter option, the operating system will run much slower than it would normally (and you won't be able to install anything), but it's a good way to get an idea what it's like to use, and more importantly how well your hardware will work with it out-of-the-box.
Early impressions were good, except that my USB mouse didn't work so I had to dig out an old-style PS/2 one.
Now that I use GMail for email, the only apps I'd need under Linux in order to switch to it for desktop use would be a PHP IDE and some sort of media player, although obviously I'd still have to use Windows for gaming. So I think I'll install it properly (dual booting with XP for now), to have a proper look.
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