In 2007, I removed MSWin from my Computers (in Namibia, then) after endless frustrations, and installed ubuntu 6.10. Ever since, I enjoy using linux a lot, digged deeper and deeper in the open-source and free software communities, received a lot of help and got all my questions answered. Today, I run two Computerlabs in schools in Germany (LTSP-pnp) and continue to learn. Maybe I can share some experience with those who ask, every now and then...