PCLinuxOS 2007--Finally Someone Gets It | Linux Today

PCLinuxOS 2007–Finally Someone Gets It

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 17, 2007

“There are a few distros I am always keeping my eye on a little
more than others. Most of the time I do this by joining the forums,
getting on the mailing lists and signing up for all their
newsletters and such. One of these is PCLinuxOS, which I review
last fall with the release of Big Daddy (still love that name).
Over the past three months, various different test and release
candidates have been showing up on the web and each time I spend a
bit on updating the previous install to see what the changes are.
Well, they are right on the edge of making this their final
release, so I felt it was time to really shake the tree and fall
out of there.

“For those not fully aware of PCLinuxOS, it’s history is not as
long as some other distros, but it is based on one of the old
school packages Mandriva…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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