“The Corel-enhanced systems will be available through
TheLinuxStore.com, an e-commerce site maintained by EBIZ. Earlier
this month, TheLinuxStore began offering the Element-L Ion system,
a low-cost PC that ships with an Intel Celeron 333 MHz processor
and a price tag of approximately $400 (US$)…”
“As is often the case with Linux-related news items,
TheLinuxStore’s partnership with Corel has attracted criticism. One
participant in an online Linux posting group commented, “Does
anybody else find it ironic that a company called The Linux Store
runs their shop on a Windows NT setup?“
“Corel experienced some light public flogging of its own
recently when it began beta-testing its distribution of the Linux
OS, simply called Corel LINUX. Open-source guru Eric Raymond, among
others, accused Corel of violating the GNU Public License (GPL) and
of stealing open-source code.”