Ask Slashdot: What OS To Donate With Computer?

chefwear writes: "I am thinking of donating retired computers to a local charity for kids. What OS does the slashdot community think would be best for donating to kids? From reading tips regarding donating computers, it's widely recommended to keep with the currently installed OS (which would be strictly WinXP for me). Seeing as WinXP will be unsupported in about two years, I'm not sure I would be setting the little ones up for success. Would anyone suggest donating a computer with a Linux distro like Ubuntu to a local charity for kids?"