Lycoris Linux at ExtremeTech

Eugenia writes "Most of you probably remember Redmond Linux, the user-friendly distro that tried to duplicate the familiar WindowsXP UI feel under Linux. Well, there is no more Redmond Linux. The company recently renamed the product "Lycoris Desktop/LX". ExtremeTech features today a very favorable review of the distro, includes screenshots and information on the installation, network setup, desktop environment etc."

Comments

Ironic

[larien]

The first thing I noticed about the web page was that the banner ad was for Windows XP...

Just KDE...

[srichman]

...the user-friendly distro that tried to duplicate the familiar WindowsXP UI feel under Linux...

Well, I don't have Lycoris in front of me to feel with my own two hands, but from the screenshots it's "feeling" a lot like KDE with a cloud wallpaper.

Re:Too good to be true for Linux newbies?

[Peter Harris]

...P.S. Why'd they change to "Lycoris"? Someone needs to restore some dignity to the Redmond name. Besides, "Lycoris" sounds like a disease. ("I'm sorry, Johnny, but you have lycoris. You have six weeks to live." "Gosh, Doc, what do I tell my family?")

Well, maybe you pronounce it like licorice, to imply that it's sweet, but not to everyone's taste. That way it would also rhyme with clitoris. I feel there must be a limerick to be got out of this situation.

Re:Too good to be true for Linux newbies?

[sharkey]

...but my sumo was insufficent to deal with Linux

Perhaps you should have tried to "deal" with Linux yourself, instead of hiring a sumo to do it for you.

"Spare some salt, tubby?" --Homer