Now a days, open source platform is growing more faster.
Due to,
1.) It's Free.
2.) We can change source code easily.
3.) Also can distribute it again as our own operating system.
4.) It is robust platform, don't need to restart for many time, may be
some years also.
I installed Fedora Core 13 bundled with Linux For You magazine. It was fantastic.
User friendly nature it has. Special command for installation is yum to perform some specific tasks like installing, removing etc. related to add/removing or upgrading any software.
I'm student of Computer Science & Engineering. So, I ever like play around open source play ground.