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psyjax:
OS X. that's it.
TheQuirk:
Someone should create a RISC OS clone with support of multi-threading, virtual memmory and memmory protection. And make a prettier GUI.
Calum:
and they should end all wars and rid the world o hunger while they're at it.
jtpenrod:
quote:Lindows had a thumbs up review on Extremetech
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,587751,00.asp
Still don't know what to think about it, I know a few of the regulars from these forums feel nothing for it though.
If I were you I would order SuSE 8.1, it's due for release on 07/10 and it should kick ass, certainly when I look at the improvements from 8.0, and 8.0 already kicks ass!
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Yes, Lindows did get a ringing endorsement on ExtremeTech. Actually, this should come as no surprise as Lindows is 99% pure Debian. What really SUX about it is that the company that makes it is playing fast and loose with the GPL, it sells for $99 (more than the boxed set of Mandrake 9.0), and the subscription for the Click and Run feature. However, you don't really need this feature as Lindows does come with apt. Another problem is that they promised more than they can deliver concerning Lindows' ability to run Win apps.
To be sure, Lindows is quite "newbie-friendly", however so are Lycoris and ELX, and both of those distros are available as ISO downloads or easily available, low-cost CD sets available from:
Linux Central
Edmunds Enterprises
If it's a Debian-based distro you want, it would be better to go with Libranet than Lindows.
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[ October 06, 2002: Message edited by: jtpenrod ]
Doctor V:
I think the biggest problem Linux faces is the false beliefs. People think Linux is a very difficult to learn OS that is just for hackers and programmers. Getting people informed as to how easy Linux has become should be one of our goals.
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