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MATE (prn: MAH-Tay)
because it comes with standard Trisquel and is a smooth DE experience.
Ha, had no idea it was pronounced like that. I've always said MATE like "date"/"rate"/"fate"
You probably didn't even know it's pronounced Jimp too!!
/s
Oh yeah I heard of trisquel, those gnu endorsed distros.
Fully free distro list
If you know how to source hardware that uses fully-free drivers, they are worth a look.
Guix and Parabola also look interesting.
or if you want your firmware to be open source and stuff they are for people who follows gnu project free philosophy(in my opinion).