Frinik, I don't its ever been
not peaceful and quiet
its like moderating a cornfield
Hemi, try installing the patch first, THEN SPM 1.5 the patch might run over some things in SPM and break it
And as for the learning curve, it is rather steep, not a cliff face, but a bit steep. Once you get it though you never forget it. I picked up SF yesterday and I was quite alright