I thought as much… the openHAB 2 core is pretty stable and all add-ons/bindings development is now concentration on OH2. With that in mind my unconditional recommendation would be to start out with OH2 right away.
- Beginners new install 1.8 or 2.0 - #2 by ThomDietrich
- Getting started when knowing nothing - #12 by ThomDietrich
- http://docs.openhab.org/installation/rasppi.html
- openHABian hassle-free openHAB Setup
One thing you should however be aware of (!): PaperUI (the most visible change in OH2) is still under development and thereby creates some misconception for new users. PaperUI is a great project and will soon hit production ready state, till then I personally would advice a configuration files based approach. Check my configuration behind the second link to get an idea.