Linux, anybody? Options

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Anybody here use Linux rather than Windows? Or got an opinion on the best distro for a fairly advanced PC user that's new to Linux? OR even of the opinion 'no child, stick to XP!' I'm pretty good with computers - sort of nerd status rather than geek... I'm okay with most stuff (building websites, messing about in the registry without making my computer unusable) though when it comes to DOS I need the instructions to be written down or I'm b*ggered.