murrays 0 #1 January 23, 2003 Anybody out there tried installing Lindows OS? What has your experience been like?-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #2 January 23, 2003 It's built for people don't want to pay for Windows, but aren't capable of using Linux. I tried it out on one of those supercheap Wal-Mart PCs and wasn't really impressed. Edit to add: I'm coming from the perspective of an experienced Linux user who likes to get his hands dirty with the guts of the OS. So I'm probably more than a little biased towards the more hacker-friendly distros. Edited again: Oh yeah, it makes the default user root. That is never good. You and I might know enough to create a non-privileged user for everyday use, but most people won't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #3 January 23, 2003 Why do it? Read.....http://help.lindows.com/cgi-bin/visitors.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=12It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mindygirl 0 #4 January 23, 2003 At first I thought I would love it...the GUI of Windows and the stability of Linux...I was wrong!! If you decide to get it, do not get the "ClickNRun" most of that software you can get free online. Wow! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murrays 0 #5 January 23, 2003 QuoteYou and I might know enough to create a non-privileged user for everyday use, but most people won't.haha...Nope, I would not know that! I've been getting e-mail from Lindows for over a year now and find it an interesting proposition so I read the e-mails they send me to see how their business is developing. I liked how Microsoft tried to get an injunction over using the "Lindows" name and lost. The latest thing is that MSN may be blocking e-mails from Lindows to MSN subscribers.. As people receiving e-mails from Lindows have subscribed and asked for this mail it looks like Microsoft is being...itself.Lindows is now trying to gather evidence of this happening...You know what I think? Some lawyers are gonna make some dough!!It will be interesting to see how they do over the next few years.-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #6 January 23, 2003 QuoteWhy do it? Read.....http://help.lindows.com/cgi-bin/visitors.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=12 is cheap, wraps up browsing and samba (ms network), basic office suite functionality. thats the reason to do it. but you gotta really need to do it - argh.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
