Posted by
michael
on from the debian-goodness dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Xandros is now shipping version 2 of their Desktop Linux distro and it's also possible to purchase a download version. Based on Debian (sarge), KDE 3.1.4, 2.4.22 kernel. Cool CD burning is integrated into the Xandros File manager. Screenshots are here."
My experience with the first release was not all that amazing, I found them to be trying to emulate windows xp, very shabbly.
I also tried other distros and got a similar feel, for example Licoris in Lindows.
On the otherhand I tried Mepis linux recently and I found that despite being newbie friendly (I'm a linux newbie so I can speak with authority here) it remains very polished and simple to use, without trying to exactly copy winxp and failing.
Get a clue, looking like Windows does not equate to being Windows. If Linux is to become a viable solution for the mainstream desktop, which is what Xandros is aiming for (And not in any way prohibiting you from using whatever Linux variation you desire, from Gentoo to Debian to Slackware), it needs to emulate a familiar look at feel as well as adopt a more user-frienly interface that will enable newcomers and less-experienced computer users to have an alternative to Windows on the desktop (Phew, was that a run-on sentence or what?). And why on earth did you decide to use Linux instead of Windows because of how it looked?
Or maybe you should move to FreeBSD or one of the other *BSDs before you somehow get infected by this new virus of user-friendly Linux advancements.
I don't know why on earth I decided to feed such an obvious troll, but oh well.
-- "We invented personal computing." - Bill Gates
Re:Mod up for the anonymous coward!
by
Hatta
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· Score: 1, Troll
Wtf is it with clicks? Why is a one click system better than a 9 click system? The more clicks you have the more options you're toggling and thus the greater configurability and power you have. The only way to get similar flexability out of a one click system is to put 200 buttons on one screen, and then you can't find anything. Sorry, clicking through a hierarchical decision tree is much better. Though a CLI is much better still.
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Re:What do you want to support?
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gnu-generation-one
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· Score: 0, Troll
"If your mother is anything like mine, you will be her tech support. What would you rather support?"
"I just looked at this website, and now my computer's not working! What should I do?"
"There are all these boxes popping up with rude messages. What should I do?"
"I deleted some files, and it says "kernel32.dll not found". What should I do?"
Yeah, I can see why you'd want to stick to Windows for people you're giving technical support to...
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My experience with the first release was not all that amazing, I found them to be trying to emulate windows xp, very shabbly.
I also tried other distros and got a similar feel, for example Licoris in Lindows.
On the otherhand I tried Mepis linux recently and I found that despite being newbie friendly (I'm a linux newbie so I can speak with authority here) it remains very polished and simple to use, without trying to exactly copy winxp and failing.
There is no god
Get a clue, looking like Windows does not equate to being Windows. If Linux is to become a viable solution for the mainstream desktop, which is what Xandros is aiming for (And not in any way prohibiting you from using whatever Linux variation you desire, from Gentoo to Debian to Slackware), it needs to emulate a familiar look at feel as well as adopt a more user-frienly interface that will enable newcomers and less-experienced computer users to have an alternative to Windows on the desktop (Phew, was that a run-on sentence or what?). And why on earth did you decide to use Linux instead of Windows because of how it looked?
Or maybe you should move to FreeBSD or one of the other *BSDs before you somehow get infected by this new virus of user-friendly Linux advancements.
I don't know why on earth I decided to feed such an obvious troll, but oh well.
"We invented personal computing." - Bill Gates
Wtf is it with clicks? Why is a one click system better than a 9 click system? The more clicks you have the more options you're toggling and thus the greater configurability and power you have. The only way to get similar flexability out of a one click system is to put 200 buttons on one screen, and then you can't find anything. Sorry, clicking through a hierarchical decision tree is much better. Though a CLI is much better still.
Give me Classic Slashdot or give me death!
"If your mother is anything like mine, you will be her tech support. What would you rather support?"
"I just looked at this website, and now my computer's not working! What should I do?"
"There are all these boxes popping up with rude messages. What should I do?"
"I deleted some files, and it says "kernel32.dll not found". What should I do?"
Yeah, I can see why you'd want to stick to Windows for people you're giving technical support to...