The latest Suse Linux release is out, I've been running it for a couple of weeks and it is a good one. People have for some time been suggesting that Suse has been catching up to M$ in terms of user friendliness, and with this release, IMHO they are there.
If you are thinking of having a crack at something different from XP, its worth a go.
http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_News/10.2-Release
http://www.softwareinreview.com/cms/content/view/60
I like 10.2 a lot.