[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“Linux software maker Lycoris is set to announce Wednesday that
it will begin selling boxed software through retail giant Wal-Mart,
another sign of growing mainstream acceptance of the open-source
operating system.“The online arm of Wal-Mart, which already sells low-budget PCs
preconfigured with Lycoris and other versions of Linux, will sell
its desktop version of the operating system and two packages of
related open-source software, said Jason Spisak, marketing director
for Lycoris.“Lycoris’ Desktop LX package includes numerous user interface
adjustments that make Linux look and operate similarly to a Windows
XP desktop. The $30 package includes open-source applications for
editing photos, playing digital media files, and common tasks such
as word processing and e-mail…”