[dead bwoy]

Thanks for the info on small! I'm sure that will avoid future confusion. As far as books... I've actually found plenty of C++ tutorials @ google.

Mandrake seems like its a beginners linux, is that true? Would Mandrake be best for a HLDS server?
or does it really matter which distro I use?

Anyone know of any good FREE C++ programming appz/toolz? Can Dreamweaver MX be used for C++? If so, I'd imagine it wouldn't include a compiler...