As much as I love the GNU/Linux philosophy, I would rather give someone Linux Mint (over Ubuntu) as it plays multimedia out of the box! I have converted many to Linux this way (sorry, GNU/Linux) and the other week installed Xubuntu on a work mate's old laptop over Windows XP and had it running like new again. How chuffed he was, he said it was like having a brand new laptop again!!!!!

Smart phones and main desk phones without PCs are still the norm in my office! We have PCs but those are used by admin...

Big Pharma kills, period! :-/

'To search expectantly for a radio signal from an extraterrestrial source is probably as culture bound a presumption as to search the galaxy for a good Italian restaurant. And yet, this has been chosen as the avenue by which it is assumed contact is likely to occur.' - Terence McKenna

...is the drug of choice for hackers! :-)

Seriously.......I gave up on the bloatware of KDE/Gnome along time ago. Sort it out developers, people want something that gets things done - not wasting memory on drawing windows and flashy GUIs that look like Mac OS X (which SUCKS big time anyway!)

I used to big up Xubuntu, but it's become rather bloated now. I'd say Lubuntu, 'cause it small & lightweight and has a clean & simple interface. Nothing bloated or confusing like with KDE, Gnome or Unity.

Install Lubuntu: it totally rocks, even beats Xubuntu in terms of being uber-light! As stealthy as a ninja...

Hey, over here in England they are replacing both laptops and desktops in terms of popularity so where the hell does anyone get the idea that they are dying from?

...eating a heroic dose of Psilocybin Mushrooms on an empty stomach in silent darkness! :-)

...is Death to the Daleks, a real gem of a story!

...is music that is pressed onto vinyl! :-)

THE ANIMATRIX! Hell yeah!!!

Amen to that!

They've already released Openbox for Windows, so who would need KDE? ;-P