Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
Its true, and take if from me you don't want to get Linux without someone to help you at least a little. If you aren't already in the club and a user of Emacs or not in a relationship with a programmer or IT person then don't. There are all sorts of techniques, tips, and tricks that you will want to know; and these are just terms that mean D.M.P.D. 'Deep magic poorly documented'.
Absolutely, we only use Red Hat in enterprise. But there is something out there that is basically a free version of Red Hat, without the support, that I use for testing