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Old 08-11-2003, 07:07 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What about Lindows?

As in my SuSE thread this is very similar one, why dont I find people talking about Lindows? This is Linux also right? Is it someone that uses it or have used it? I want comments about how it is and if its worth the try.

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It's a poor version of linux...it's not as stable as linux is expected to be, and it doesn't run Windows applications well at all.
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Old 08-11-2003, 07:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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But isnt this version made to run Windows applications? many people I know love it, but never hear abou it on this forum, maybe it is bad... Never tried it though, and its not free.

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Old 08-11-2003, 07:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I was just cheking the Lindows.com site and im impressed! It looks awesome, even better than SuSE that I consider the greatest of Linux! Take a look yourself:
Lindows 4.0
I want to really try this OS out! It doesnt look crappy at all! It even beats XP in style

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I like the idea of Lindows and I wish them well, the "Click-n-Run Warehouse" is also a great idea; however, a single "warehouse" could exist for all of Linux if distributors would agree on and stick to a single set of standards. I was dissapointed at Lindows changing the title of OpenOffice.org to Lindows Office and charging $49 for it -- kind of dishonest -permissable, but unethical.

Lindows has some serious security issues as well, running as "root" all the time, they have actually created a Linux that needs antivirus and internet security tools -but don't worry, they will sell you those too, at $49 a pop --plus a little extra for a subscription to keep them up to date.

If you actually bought all the boxed Lindows products it would cost about $250+ ...now is that cheaper than Windows? When you consider that some great opensource programs are also available for Windows -like Gimp, and OpenOffice, Lindows becomes even more costly for what it offers. Lindows also has the same hardware compatibility limitations as other Linux distros, and does not provide the ability to run 98.7% of all off-shelf Windows software.

Lindows not yet!

http://www.linux.org/news/2003/08/11/0003.html

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Thanks for your response CMonster, but doesnt it look wonderful? You and I like SuSE right? But this one looks even better! But 49 $ is a lot I agree, and maybe not even worth it. I will wait and see, the click-n-run looks good, but if flaws exist then maybe its better to stay away for awhile.

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link to Lindows story remember the song "A pretty face don't make no pretty heart."

I like the "Lindows Rock" you can find under "Screen shots" at the Lindows site -pretty funny.
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You can make SuSE "look" like Lindows if you want.
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