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Libranet GNU/Linux 2.0 Coming Soon
tal256 writes: "As a proud employee of Libranet, I'm pleased to announce that Libranet has started taking pre-orders for Libranet GNU/Linux 2.0. I feel I should note, of all the vaunted Debian based commercial distributions (Stormix, Corel, Progeny) Libranet is the only one left. We got started before they did and here we still are. Libranet has proven that to stay in the race what you need is a good product rather than millions of dollars behind you; but that's what the world of Free/Open software is all about, isn't it? - Tal" I love Debian, but have never tried Libranet. (The machine I'm typing on was installed with a Stormix CD; my laptop started as a Progeny machine...) Since we seem to be running out of other Debian-based distros, looks like Libranet is my next choice. :)
I really like Debian. All my desktops, laptop and servers (I'm a sysadmin) run Debian.
I tried Libranet and went 'wow'. It's userfriendly enough (not like Mandrake, but hey, you get Debian!) to introduce new users to Debian and stable enough to not make those newbies regret it.
It's not bleeding edge (it's mostly the stable debian release with updated packages like recent kernel, X, KDE, Gnome), but more desktop minded than the regular Debian Stable release. I enjoyed when I used it (I wanted more bleeding edge, so I'm running Testing and Sid on my desktops. Yep. Add some lines into the sources.list and apt-get dist-upgrade into it!).
I really want Libranet to succeed (now that progeny is gone).
C.
I recently installed the last verion of Libranet (1.91 or something) on my laptop and it's pretty good. It is more up to date than standard Debian and came with Ximian GNOME already set up. It also has this weird control panel thing that has a few config tools and even a button that will run "make menuconfig" for you so you can recompile your kernel which was kinda neat (but also kinda stupid since its not exactly difficult to type make menuconfig anyway.)
Remember installing from 0 ?
editing the network config to manually remove the 47 NICs it installed ?
Moving a small (1k) file to the proper directory to make it work ?
...
I speak about all those "small" problems that always made a Debian install a 3 days - 5 kilos printed paper affair...
At least for me 8)
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First: I really like the idea of open source and think thats it a big step towards better software.
Second: Big distributions like Red Hat, Suse and others have really great people working there. That is why I buy both Red Hat and Suse, not because I run them, but because they make GPL licensed software. Which means in the end that I can run them on my debian system.
Third: I know that my money put in distributions is well spent because the software is open source. Opposed to buying propietary software, where it feels like they are only after the money. They can also charge unreasanable high prices because they _own_ the right for the software.
Anyone care to tell me what is so special about this distribution apart from its name (Libranet GNU/Linux)?
Choice of distro's is great but I can't honestly see what good this will do. No offence to the Libranet employees.
Why can't people start creating new (even commercial) applications on top of Linux istead of just releasing distro's?
God knows I love linux, but each time I see one of these distro screenshots, I turn my head 90 degrees towards my powerbookG4 with my external cinema display and say to myself "jezus, those apple interface design guys are good !"
I wonder why there aren't any good graphic designers addicted to linux, so that eventually, we'll get some kick ass graphics too..
When will I end this grieving ? When will my future begin ?
(Sure, some folks will think this is a troll, but it's simply my opinion on the matter.)
They're definitely not getting a sale to me; anyone who buys into RMS's stupidity by calling it GNU/Linux does not deserve my money or my download time. As many others have pointed out ever since RMS tried the even dumber Lignux, calling it GNU/Linux ignores the many other contributions (X11, BSD, etc.) that have made the whole Linux-based OS what it is.
Ni bhionn an rath achx mar a mbionn an smacht (There is no Luck without Discipline)
Hmm, Corel Updater pointing to Corel and Debian Security is a good big step along the way (you might have to decide whether to break Corel's work and take a debian security update or to risk ploughing on without it). You suggest that all Corel did was make an easier installer, but that's just ignorant! Did you ever install and use Corel Linux? It had samba filemanager integration, a "control panel" which actually did more than tweak your window manager (like control aspects of X or setup printers), Corel Updater which is a KDE apt frontend and the most ridiculously easy installer IF your hardware was supported (each version expanded the installers supported hardware significantly).
Why do you think a Debian based distro has a fight versus Debian? I would forsee/hope that in 5 years only 5% of "Debian" users would actually be using debian.org's version and the rest would be using a repackaged version that does what you need, how you need and is supported the way you want. A company could even sell debian.orgs version but with their own ftp servers for packages and their own support system (i.e. phone and email support for debian). Why should people break their back tweaking and configuring Debian to their task when there are 5% of Debian users (or would be debian users) who need the same! Why should Debian set their base configuration to suit any section of the users instead of providing a sane default setup for everyone to work from? The question is will commercial or non-commercial distros win? My money is on demudi to show the world just how good debian is and for more to follow.
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