Michael,
We have installed IBM's Lotus Notes Server for Linux in the server room and, at the request of my supervisor, I've installed RH 6.0 (Soon to be replaced by SuSE 6.2) on my workstation. So, I've been evaluating Linux and Jave combinations for several months. Linux and many of its tools are impressive, especially IBM's Visual Age for Java.
Linux needs a good, moderated, info server like UniversalThread to keep the script kiddies, debaters, zealots and political
malcontents from trashing the message threads with useless posts.
Would you considered opening up a Linux forum?
Jerry
Nebraska Dept of Revenue