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Xandros 1.0
Mr. Smoove writes "Despite the quick-off-the-mark review from Newsforge this morning, the Xandros 1.0 desktop is finally here! No free download so you'll have to shell out US$99 for it but you do get an enhanced (?) version of KDE 2.2 and built-in Cross-Over Plugin and Office! Finally a decent challenger to Lycoris and also what Lindows should have been..." There's also an interview with a Xandros executive.
Nice to see they're up to date.
I swear to God that I've been hearing the same old cliched reviews/write-ups/editorials/etc. from the Linux camp for YEARS and YEARS.
It's the same old compatibility deal. The whole world runs Windows on their PCs, but you people feel the need to buy Macs or custom-build your PC and then install some distribution of Linux that's run by, like, 7 people.
Join the free world. Christ, with this whole Internet thing you'd think some of you would actually want to be able to share files like Word processing documents, Movies, Music, etc.
But I NEVER hear about you guys making movies or doing anything interesting. Hmmm, is there good music-making software for Linux? Nope. Oh yeah. Um, well... Or do you guys talk about games? Yeah, some do, but usually fucking Railroad Tycoon 2 from like 1996 or some other dogshit like that that just barely runs with WINE.
TIME TO SHARE WORD DOCS, MEDIA PLAYER MOVIES/MUSIC, GAMES, ETC. WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND *THE REST OF THE FREEDOM-LOVING FREE WORLD*.
I only wish I would have thought of starting a company to sell outdated versions of free software for $99 and calling it 'enhanced'
Some people take all the good ideas.
does anybody think that xandros looks a bit too much like windows? for 99 bucks, why not just buy windows? wait... you can get it for 39.99... here's the link folks: http://members.microsoft.com/partner/campaign/Winp ro2.aspx
it is very unprooven...sure the tech that it is built on is prooven, but the way they put it together can make it unstable...they also have cool little apps like a utility that automagicly configures SAMBA and provides all the SMB machines on a specific domain in one window.
if Xandros offered a $30 version that did not include Crossover, then I would pay for it, test it, and if I liked it, I would buy Xover from Xandros (since I am sure it needs to be installed a certain way and is configured a certain way.)
I am the Alpha and the Omega-3
avocado brownies??! sacred mother of fuck
How intuitive, you self-absorbed Linux loving puketard! You're so smart, aren't you?
You sir are a genius.