Lycoris - Linux for the Masses?

Dejected @Work writes "MSNBC.com, a definitely sketchy source of Linux information, just came out with an article "Linux for the Masses" about the ease of installing Lycoris(formerly Redmond Linux) on the desktop. The author even concluded you can 'fall in love with an ever-easier-to-use operating system.' It sounds like great news but am I missing something?" Several favorable reviews of this distro recently. It looks like all you have to do to get the reviewers on your side is to let them play solitaire during the install. :) Update: 04/13 14:53 GMT by T : Eric Krout also suggests the two-part review (part one and part two) over on monolinux.

Comments

Solitaire during install?!

[Rayonic]

I can just see it now: Clueless newbies installing "Lycoris" over and over again just to play more solitaire. And all the while they'll be saying, "I thought this Linux thing was supposed to be more efficient than Windows."

Think I'm kidding? Never underestimate the resourcefulness of the average idiot.

Re:Solitaire during install?!

[wirefarm]

I can just see it now: Clueless newbies installing "Lycoris" over and over again just to play more solitaire

That wouldn't be such a bad thing if they did it on a different machine each time...

Cheers,
Jim

Lycoris(formerly Redmond Linux)

[56ker]

Just as well they changed the name - otherwise people would start thinking M$ had started bringing out Linux distros. :-D

Re:Does it rhyme...

[Kronovohr]

honestly, it looks more like it rhymes with "Clitoris"...perhaps *that's* why it gets such favorable reviews

The best bit of the article

[Anonymous Coward]

It knew my video card and monitor, asked me to confirm the monitor's screen resolution and asked where I wanted to install the OS. I chose to use the entire hard drive: erase Windows and start from scratch. The installation begins.

worth reading just to see an MSNBC reporter type those words!

This guy is getting fired.

[SkulkCU]

Does the reviewer know who he works for?

First he gives an accurate description of his experience installing Linux and names several positive and truthful attributes. Then he says

"...watch the BBC on RealPlayer"

He's asking for it.

Re:A couple of Lycoris links

[glwtta]

ok, here are links to the window list, internet menu, the partner program, jason spisak, the marketing director, the clock and changing backgrounds

I would've done more, but the site seems to have gotten /.ed as I was writing this helpful post.

Re:i must say..

[hyyx]

... Principal Skinner?!?!

Re:people in windows dont know about gimp

[Waffle Iron]

try editing a 700 MB TIFF file in Photoshop with it's graphic tools.

WTF kind of picture is that?

Maybe the NSA needs to do this when they cut 'n' paste a 6-inch resolution satellite image of an entire axis-of-evil country into a powerpoint slide for W. (They are reported to have a budget that enables them to actually buy Adobe software.)

I MADE my mother install Linux...

[xtremex]

For the fact that instead of calling me up every day, and me having to drive 100 miles out there once a month and have to waste an hour of my time defragging or installing Bonzi Buddy for her, I can now just ssh in and do everything there. I even put icons on her desktop like "Click ME for MAIL!!!", "Click ME for Word!".
Now she thinks she's a guru :) She's actually spreading the word about how she has no problems. She has SOME, but I ssh in twice a week and detele all the NEW FILE.txt and NEW FOLDER 79 in her home directory :)