Hi Mina - you seem to ignore the duopoly of prime advertising by ubuntu-mint …? Howard has advertised Mint 123 times at the last count - guess I’ve got some catching up to do especially when you dial in the other fanboys, fangirls etc. 
As I see it - the lone voice - having played with some popular distos - I am redressing the balance and drawing attention to the FsF the truly free open source software gnulinux. Where would it’sFoss be without it. Should be in all schools - thanks Cliff.
This OS is free from commercial interests, is efficient, fast, snappy and requires little if any learning and suits my old laptop just great. 