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Internet explorer on linux desktop
RudeCat7:
This just seems so wrong....
xandros desktop :eek:
Xandros Linux Home
[ November 06, 2002: Message edited by: RudeCat8.0 ]
Doctor V:
I'd put Xandron in the same category as Lindows. Better than M$ winblows, but not by much.
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emh:
I favor methods to make Linux more accessible to the average user. And part of that accessibility also means being able to run some of the programs one is used to running in Windows, so they don't have to give up their old software, at least not right away. When they're ready to upgrade, either there will be Linux native ports of their favorite applications, or they'll move on to Linux native applications.
Of course, this could also mean vendors will never make a Linux native port, since they apparently can run Windows software so well. But if Windows starts getting used less and less, and Linux more and more, I think it will be likely that vendors will port to Linux natively.
There is one major advantage of Xandros over Lindows, though. You still set up user accounts when installing, rather than doing everything as root like Lindows does.
Fett101:
Wow. Linux now has a browser I can enjoy. I just couldn't get comfy with the other alternatives. Either way, Linux might be one step closer to an alternative OS to me...
Doctor V:
quote:Originally posted by emh:
I favor methods to make Linux more accessible to the average user. And part of that accessibility also means being able to run some of the programs one is used to running in Windows, so they don't have to give up their old software, at least not right away. When they're ready to upgrade, either there will be Linux native ports of their favorite applications, or they'll move on to Linux native applications.
Of course, this could also mean vendors will never make a Linux native port, since they apparently can run Windows software so well. But if Windows starts getting used less and less, and Linux more and more, I think it will be likely that vendors will port to Linux natively.
There is one major advantage of Xandros over Lindows, though. You still set up user accounts when installing, rather than doing everything as root like Lindows does.
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I do agree with what emh is saying, it is true for many users that a switch from windows to Lindows or Xnadros may be much simpler than to a pure Linux distro. And its also true that Xandros dosn't suffer from what is likely Lindow's biggest problem, always running as root.
But still, seeing Windows's ultimate tool of mass domination (IE) on a Linux platform just gives me the willies. Does Xandros come with Mozilla? I think these distros should be used as gateways only. Only to get someone used to Linux, then they should switch to a real distro. Even still, the newer Linux distros arn't that difficult.
Lets think to the future a minute. Heres what will happen. Linux distros will become ever easier, and changing from windows to Linux will be almost hassle free. But, M$ will release new software that is specifically made to be incompatible with Linux. Later Palladium comes around, and all M$ applications are immediately restricted to M$ Palladium Windows only. Hense, M$ uses their applications to trap people in a windows upgrade cycle. While Lindows and Xandros may free people a little, as long as they are using windows applications instead of their perfectly functional alternatives, they will still be in the endless M$ $upgrade$ cycle.
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