After the success of my previous quick-fire review on Ajax frameworks I decided to do another on operating systems. I’m taking a good chunk of Linux, Windows and Mac here. So here’s the no-holds barred reviews on the major OSs.

• Debian – A proper man’s OS and although the installer doesn’t look friendly its got everything you’ll ever need.
• Ubuntu – Fisher Price OS for children and senile grandparents.
• Mint Linux – Ubuntu with some wicked guns and lasers and whirring wizzy bits that go some way to redeeming Ubuntu.
• Mepis - Gone a bit dull and boring.
• NetBSD - Rock solid slut that’ll work everywhere.
• Windows XP – Does its job and its a hell of a lot better than Vista.
• Windows Vista – Lets not go there.
• RedHat – Overly expensive cumbersome bull.
• Mac OSX – Made for homosexual web designers and hairstylists.
• Slackware – For people who grew up programming with punch cards.
• Gentoo - Tries to be clever and fast but fails miserably and slowly.
• FreeBSD – Just because part of MacOSX is based on it doens’t make it MacOSX!
• Haiku OS – The answer to: “What is the sound of one hand clapping”.