Network Computing: Xandros–Mom’s New Linux Desktop

“Corel Linux has been reinvented as Xandros, a user-friendly
flavor of the operating system. I’ve seen Xandros in action, and
while it doesn’t signal the end of the road for other desktop OSs,
I see it as the on-ramp of a superhighway…

“Linux for the desktop is weak in two areas: It doesn’t support
familiar (meaning Windows) applications, and it’s difficult to
install. OS/2 should have taught the entire industry what happens
when an excellent operating system is difficult to install: It goes
on the shelf, and something else goes on the computer. Don’t get me
wrong–the major distributions of Linux get better with each
release, but even with the Windows feel of the Red Hat 8.0 install,
my mother wouldn’t have been able to install it.

“Xandros seems to have overcome both trouble spots. This
distribution appears to be intended as a Windows replacement,
without the Microsoft ‘you can’t do this, you can’t do that, we can
do anything we want’ licensing plan. I’m confident my mother could
install it…”

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