The atmosphere and the enthusiasm of the forum members is already tastable in this thread. And already, I am convinced to go with openHAB. I have already setup openHAB on my laptop with ubuntu, after trying with slackware (Porteus). I did this far from home as I am at my girlfriend’s house for the weekend.
Familiar with the linux forums, and moderator for a small linux distribution, I know that the encouragement, presence and quality of interactions of the forum makes all the difference.
I have begun a thread for my water heated floor and the appropriate thermostat.
Good to know that programming skills are not prerequisites. But I might get into some python courses for the fun of it.
Thanks.