Thanks for all the replies, everyone.  PLUG is a great group full of
helpful, positive people.  

I *do* use Linux in my daily work, and overall, I *don't* like it.
If that causes waves of revulsion in your soul, may I suggest that your
zeal-ometer needs recalibration.  :-)

The original point of this discussion is too distant now to bother
with.    Let's let this thread lie now.