claus - 5:17 pm on Aug 14, 2006 (gmt 0)

> simple

Good point. Simplicity is very important. However, as Windows users we tend to forget the fact that Windows is not simple either; We've invested a lot of hours in learning how to operate Windows!

Anyway, I've tried seveal different distributions, and with the nice interfaces they all have (graphical window managers) I'd say that almost every single one of them (as Live-CD) will allow any "n00b" to be up and running, connected to the internet, and have a spreadsheet or word editor open in less than five minutes. Less than two, even.