This user likes Debian a lot. He finds great joy in keeping old computers around and usining them as workstations, proxy servers, file servers and the like. The proxy, for example, is a 486 with 20 MB of RAM. Linux is perfect for these purposes. Most of my hardware was given away by friends or taken from junk containers. While I think that electronics freeganism is nice, the greatest benefit is that it's very educational.

Also: Electronics hacker since the age of 5. MSc in Electrical Engineering / Communications Techonogy. Hacking analog and power electronics for industrial robots as a job.