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First Impressions of Sabayon Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the kicking-the-tires dept.

chix4mat writes "Techgage takes a first look at the upcoming Gentoo-based distro 'Sabayon.' It's a feature-filled Live DVD that allows you to install within minutes. Users are treated to a Vista-esque KDE theme, with transparent windows The greatest feature of the distro is the hardware and software support. DVD movies work from the start in addition to audio, bluetooth, WiFi and even XGL."

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  1. Re:Program Naming by Foofoobar · · Score: 2, Interesting

    My wife has an aversion to Ubuntu because of the name. I tell her it's awesome but she just seems to be hung up on the name. I must admit that the name didn't sell me on the product either but now that I use it, I swear by it.

    Linux could use a good marketing team; grassroots can do alot but good marketing is what pushes it over the edge into the mainstream.

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  2. Re:Program Naming by 6OOOOO · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I generally agree with you. On the other hand, though, consider the importance of brand recognition, and distinction from the competition. Imagine if Firefox had been named "Web Browser," or "Web Site Viewer." It might have worked out, but I'm guessing it would have been tough.

    There is definitely something to be said for a unique, even quirky identifier--the software becomes a particular thing to be desired and discussed, instead of a tool to be taken for granted.

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  3. Re:Pretty face by Robstafarian · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Rubbish!

    You don't have to emerge anything after installation, though you should stay on top of security alerts. You can easily leave your system alone, Portage just makes it easier to stay up to date in a more or less modular fashion. In other words, you don't have to wait six months and download five CD images to stay current from the bottom up.

  4. Bet this one gets crapped on like Kororaa did... by advocate_one · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Kororaa had the 3-D drivers already there on the live disk and some fussbody got work on an improved live version stopped...
    The main point I want to raise is that we do want to comply, honour and respect the GPL in relation to the Kororaa Project. Currently I am in limbo because no-one seems to be able to confirm the accusations made in the email.

    If we are indeed in violation then on behalf of the Kororaa Project I sincerely apologise to the entire open source world, and will cease distribution of the Xgl Live CD immediately.

    Is anyone out there able to shed some ground breaking light on this issue?

    Although the Xgl Live CD has been halted, we are still working on the next official Kororaa release, 2006. Thank you all for your support.
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  5. Re:Program Naming by Red+Flayer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If the product is good enough, it won't be a problem.

    There have been thousands of products over the years that succeeded without a descriptive name and without an advertising budget. I would expect this to be even more possible considering the nature of the Linux community and the ease of communication.

    Also, one other thought -- I know several CxOs who think that a descriptive name confers 'generic' (and therefore inferior) status on a product. It implies that you're copying a named product. Would you like Cheerios or Toasted Oat Rings for breakfast?

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  6. Re:Program Naming by martinultima · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Hell, the Swiss Army Knife is probably the Konqueror of portable blades, if you know what I mean – Konqueror has just about everything except a kitchen sink. (And not to mention it's probably the only browser that can actually embed another browser – just pull up its built-in terminal emulator and run Lynx :-)

    Anyway, getting back on topic – I'm honestly not sure how much of an argument there is here. Generic names like "Internet Explorer" actually tend to cause more confusion in the end – they start associating the blue "E" with the entire Internet, which can get annoying after a while if you know the difference... don't know about GNOME, but I know what KDE likes to do is to provide a generic name/description as well as the program name, so for example, just a couple examples that my own menu lists:

    Firefox (Web browser)
    The GIMP (Image Editor) ...and so on and so forth. Which I think is probably the best way to do it, that way they know what the program is the first time they run it, but if they need help later – or just want to tell their friends, or whatever – they'll know the specific program they like/need help with/etc. and not just a generic name that could potentially turn up thousands of results...

    Anyway, just my 2 cents.

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  7. Re:What's Vapor^H^H^H^H^HVista got to do with it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    XGL is nice to look at for doing basic desktop use, but overall is still inconvenient at best. Expecially if you want to play ANY game.

    Really? Are you saying that the Quake III window during the XGL/Compiz demo was faked with a prerecorded movie?

    XGL allows for full opengl acceleration for 3D, on the desktop, with less overhead than Vista appears to require. (XGL runs faster than an equivalent system with standard Xorg, and it's system requirements are consequently not very high)