[ Thanks to J.P for this link.
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“Xandros Desktop is a beautifully crafted operating system by a
staff of meticulous and talented human beings. Had I not
experienced one major roadblock during my initial installation, I
would doubt that this creation had sprung from human hands. With
that said, I will take you further into the highest highs and the
melancholy lows of my awkward waltz with Xandros.“The experience began with anticipation. Perhaps it was a stroke
of luck that the Xandros package finally arrived at my house three
weeks after it was shipped thanks to the holidays and several
miscommunications between a large brown van and myself. Finally,
the package came and I opened it like a delayed gift with hope and
a precocious smile. Maybe it was the wait. Maybe it was the holiday
residue. All I knew was this offering had a staggering benchmark to
live up to due to my wildly exaggerated expectations. My first
impressions were that the packaging looked professional. The
presentation was elegant, simple and sleek, quite SUSE-like. The
book that came with Xandros was easy to decipher and there were two
discs in the package along with a registration card. The operating
system was on one disc and there was also a Technology Preview CD
for those anxious to tamper with the stability of the thoroughly
tested standard installation disc. I am no longer in need of the
latest and greatest. The new grail for me is an operating system
that works and runs all of the programs that I love…”