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Windows Interoperability in A Linux Distro

Posted by Hemos on from the kicking-the-tires-folks dept.

Magenta writes "There is a review of the Desktop OS Version 3 Business Edition from Xandros. This operating system is meant to allow users to easily move from Windows XP to Linux without the problems that can arise. Xandros not only can use Window's file system but it is able to run a great number of Windows programs using its CrossOver Office tool from CodeWeavers. This is one of the most accessible distros to come along in awhile and it marks a big step forward in the progress on Linux on the desktop."

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  1. Re:The wrong direction by gothzilla · · Score: 1, Troll

    Linux as it stands is nowhere near ready for the desktop. You have to remember that 99% of all pc users only care about being able to USE their computer. If they can't figure something out they start asking the people around them, who also happen to be windows users. Eventually they get an answer and keep moving along.
    The second you tell someone that they have to do ANYTHING on a command prompt then you have lost them. When Linux's options and setups are GUI only and just as easy to understand and use as windows, then it will be ready for the desktop. It's actually very hard to break windows so that it doesn't work anymore by messing with the options. It's really damn easy to break linux by messing around with configs. I know this the hard way.