Atlast got some time to install Fedora Core I on my laptop. Looks good.
1. Lilo is gone.
2. The boot up process is now a fancy gui. Not that OK / Failed stuff. So Windows users must like it.
Got drivers for my modem and it works fine. Need to get power management working.
Dont know if i will be able to switch to Linux fully at work. The only major bottle neck seems to be Sametime Client. Rest can be managed.
Let us see where it goes.
-balaji