I use GLUT because I don''t have to worry about handling Windows. On the other hand, DO NOT use GLUT for handling input. Use DirectInput or the Win32 function calls to receive input from the mouse, keyboard, and joystick. I don''t use DirectInput, so here is the list of Win32 commands to get input:
GetAsyncKeyState(); for keyboard
GetJoyPos(); for joysticks
GetMouseMovePoints(); for mouse

I hope that this helped you in deciding!

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Anonymous Poster: Thanx for the aswer about glut being portable to linux and mac