[newbie] Lycoris or Mandrake?

[Aryan Ameri]

Hi there: I am an old windows user that is tired and sick of Microsoft's policies. So I turned to Linux and I now Love this OS and the open source community. I only have one problem with Linux and that's the ease of use. I used to use Red Hat 7.1 for a couple of months and then I found out that it wasn't for me. I was able to find my way trough KDE but couldn't play my VCDs for example. Also I never understood tar files. Now I'm in search for the easiest Linux Distro. I really don't too many software packages or stability ( any Linux Distro is Stable comparing to Windows). I just need the easiest to use Distro. I found out that Mandrake is the Distro that everybody says suits my needs. But I also found out that there is a Company named Lycoris ( formerly known as Redmond Linux) that is making a Distro called Desktop/LX. As far as I can see it's very easy to use. It is very user friendly for  windows users and it use WINE ( by default) and also play DVDs and VCDs Automatically ( I really like this). As far as I can see other than Documentation there is no clause for me to use Mandrake.( also I'm a little concerned about mandrake soft's financial problems). Maybe this is not the right place to ask this question because it is a Mandrake mailing list. But I really can't make up my mind in this mater. I am going to buy One of these distros in about a week. Please help me in this. Linux eager Newbie Aryan Ameri