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Salon: Linux For Dummies?

Thanks to Bill
Longabaugh
for this link.

“Caldera’s new package is easy to install — | but it may point
the way to an open-source Babel.” “The spanking new Caldera
OpenLinux 2.2 — featuring the KDE graphical user interface (or
GUI) and scads of other goodies — offers by the far the easiest,
most idiot-proof installation of any Linux distribution so
far.”

“Hackers who want to ditch the slick KDE interface and start
tinkering with the engine can drop down to a command line without
hassle. In theory, then, one might call OpenLinux a major stab at
achieving the holy grail of Linux computing — seamless user
friendliness without any sacrifice of flexibility and
configurability.”

“The theory doesn’t quite hold up, however. Despite its evident
power, the KDE desktop interface is still really just a veneer
disguising a host of challenges lurking for the unwary user.”

Complete
story
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