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Linux Times: BeatrIX–A Non-Linux Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 3, 2005

[ Thanks to Aditya
Nag
for this link. ]

“Of all the distros that I have used, Beatrix has got to be one
of the most interesting. The title of this article is derived from
something I read in the Beatrix Design Goals.

“‘The goal is very simple: We want to provide as many end-users
as possible with an interface that they are familiar enough with to
use without or with little aid from instructions…'”


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