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LinuxPlanet: Xandros Desktop OS 3.0: A Solid, Modern Replacement for a Windows Desktop

“Xandros’ latest release of their Linux Distribution, known as
Xandros Desktop OS, continues their tradition of a polished,
complete distribution oriented towards user who formerly used a
Microsoft Windows desktop system.

“This is simply their target market–Xandros Linux is eminently
suitable for use by any Linux user who wants a modern Linux system
but doesn’t require traditional Window managers and is comfortable
focusing on KDE rather than the GNOME desktop. Some GNOME
applications, such as Evolution, and the required GNOME
infrastructure are available as updates to the system, as are
traditional GTK applications such as FireFox and GIMP.

“Xandros Linux is a descendant of Corel’s Debian-based Linux
distribution, but has continued to evolve as a stable and
well-though-out Linux distribution since the founding on Xandros a
few years ago. Unlike many Linux distributions, its freely
downloadable versions lag somewhat behind the official
releases…”

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