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Some suggestions ...

> SUSE, would like to try.
- SuSE (GPL version) is freely downloadable over broadband using an FTP install via ftp mirrors. There are no free SuSE install ISOs available for download. There are, however, SuSE install ISOs available at loadux.com. SuSE is an interesting distro. SuSE and Mandrake are the desktop leaders.

> Gentoo - have heard a few things just this week and had not thought about using it.

- Gentoo is a techie distro. I have been using Linux for five years (and spent 15 years as a Unix admin before that) and have found Gentoo installation to be more than I am willing to deal with. But I've heard its cool once its installed.

> For a Windows *expert*, Mac relative newbie user, almost complete (based on the distro) Linux newbie, what are your recommendations?

- My first recommendation would be distrowatch.com. This site maintains a large, but by no means complete, database comparing various Linux distros. It provides a good overview and you don't have to be extremely Linux savy to benefit from it.

As SuSE would say, hope you have a lot of fun!

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