Thanks for the welcome, I really like this forum already not just down to you two but the forum software is really quite good!
II just posted this on the lindows forum, my take on what Lindows have done, my thoughts, cue boredom! :P First here is a user impression of click and run, after I made a silly comparison with a proprietory WM.
My ramblings
Now my main point is surely mandrake needs to look for extra sources of funding? maybe some Mandrake people start innovative business in other areas. Now Micheal has a TRUMP CARD in this respect, he's just developed L>Tunes the truth is if that takes off, he'll have the only viable alternative to i>tunes on the linux desktop, if he then gets alot of users he's going to make a packet even though judging from his experience with mp3.com his service will be quite different from iTunes and really quite cool. I might be wrong tho as i heard on the grapevine that he's not intending to make any money out of it as such.