Thanks Trevoke i'll have to bookmark that site.

See learn something new everyday.

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Catch I guess you didn't make it clear.

The subject of the paper is an investigative report on why I don't think Linux meets my, rather typical needs. Is it because Linux just isn't capable, is it because the functionality is so diverse that it is hard to navigate, or is it because I am just uneducated? (hopefully this will help outline trouble areas for other people trying to consider the switch to linux)
Sounds to me like your paper is on why YOU don't think linux is capable for YOUR needs. All we are saying is linux is capable and giving you some reasons why. A good paper looks at both sides not just one, even a paper on why something doesn't work usually highlights a few points that it does work for.