I am building a computer and I am now close enough that I have to decide what OS to put on it (I have made sure the hardware is compatible with Linux), this is a really tough decision for me. I have used both Windows and Linux and I like both, but I am leaning a bit more towards Linux. I am learning to program so Linux is an obvious choice but there are many free compilers out there for Windows too. From a security perspective I find both operating systems to be neck and neck(It all depends on the knowlege of the person securing it I believe). What do you guys think, any suggestions? Exactly how different is OpenBSD from Linux? I am all ears to anyones's suggestions.
-libertie