One of my clients is currently running Xandros. It looks pretty kewl (I
haven't tried doing anything with it yet) but its based off the the
Corel Linux code. My vote for a newbie linux would be Xandros that said
my mother and my gf both agreed on Lindows because they liked the icons,
and click and run. (I created user accounts for them). The funny thing
is apt-get works on Lindows as well. I don't understand why click and
run is all that. but ::shug:: I got them off of M$ at least.
On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 17:19, Lee Einer wrote:
> Rob, while I agree with much of what you say, I have to say that being a
> newbie and not understanding the fundamentals is probably the best
> reason to /not/ run as root.
>
> I started out with Corel Linux, which was also based on Debian and also
> reported to be a newbie-friendly distro, and I liked it. But it did not
> always run as root- I had to deliberately switch to root in order to do
> myself major harm (and I did, on a few occasions.) If I had always been
> running as root, I would have hosed myself early and often, and this
> would not encourage me to proceed with Linux.
>
> Lee Einer
>
> Derek Neighbors wrote:
>
> > > > Rob Wultsch wrote:
> > | I have been reading about lindows some and it seems to me that some of
> > | the hostility directed towards it might be iladvised.
> > |
> > | 1. First it is debian underneath that many of use know and love.
> > | 2. Every review claims that it is easly to install.
> > | 3. Why running as root always might not be the smatest idea, it will
> > | make it much easier for a windows newbie to start to undestand the
> > | fundamentals.
> > | 4. It is a suscription based service as much as it is an OS. So most of
> > | the programs are availible for free (as in both), but does that mean
> > | that they will apt-get nicely? If Lindows can keep installation easy
> > and
> > | bug free then is that not worth paying for?
> > |
> > | In case you were wondering I saw these recently and they sparked my
> > | interest:
> > |
> > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=608176
> >
> >
> > | (a diskless workstation for $169 which appears to have a kde desktop)
> > | http://www.sub300.com/port.htm
> > | (a 2.9 lb notebook that comes with a linux variant for under $800)
> >
> > I had a very long and nice point by point explanation with links to
> > supporting documents prepared and right before I was ready to press send
> > my 2 year old smacked the proper key combo to restart X... Ah the joys
> > of the toddler and an unattended laptop.
> >
> > So I will sum it up much quicker this time. Lindows is a company that
> > does not share the same ethics as most of the rest of the Free
> > Software/Open Source community. I agree this does not warrant
> > hostility. What SCO is doing, does. However, I would not expect people
> > to be warm and fuzzy to them either.
> >
> > I think the cold shoulder extended to them at this point is deserved.
> > It might sometimes show as being over calous or cold, but when you chose
> > to not play by the rules the game makers have set, you have to be
> > willing to endure the penalties.
> >
> > - -Derek
> >
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