I've been using Linux to a various degree for over 10 years. One thing I always hated were the dependency nightmares - whether it be RPM or from source. So, needless to say, when I found Gentoo and Portgage, I fell in love. There's nothing better than typing 'emerge <application>' and to have it download, compile, and install the program - including any libraries, etc. Portgage isn't perfect, there are flaws, but for me it was still a dream come true.
I do dual boot, mainly because I'm a gamer and the selection of Linux games is fairly small (not using Cedega - only because of poor support and performance hit). My blackberry sync needs are done in Windows. I generally use gmail and don't have a lot of contacts, so I'm not losing much. I would love to be able to sync with Evolution under Linux, however. I know there is a wireless solution and I got pretty close with that, but I hit a bug no one seems to have a solution for.
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