__/ [ Darth Chaos ] on Monday 11 September 2006 04:32 \__
> Jeanette wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> > __/ [ Rex Ballard ] on Sunday 10 September 2006 10:54 \__
>> >
>> >> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> >>> Is Linspire Real Linux
>>
>>
>> Jeanette wrote":
>>
>> I don't know about Linspire but I did download Freespire and I have been
>> playing around with it.
>>
>> Freespire is very windows like also but underneath it all is pure Linux
>> and with a little bit of knowledge and customization it will work pretty
>> much the same as any debian based distro.
>>
>> Some of the issues I have found is that the CNR service is not updated
>> quickly enough.
>>
>> The repository is limited and full of old versions of software.
>>
>> When CNR software does not install or work there seems to be no way to
>> find out what went wrong or see any error message.
>>
>> I mostly use apt or synaptic to install software anyway but this seems
>> strange to me in CNR.
>>
>> Also for some reason Freespire seems dog slow compared to Ubuntu or
>> Xandros its nearest competition.
>>
>> However its strong points are easy setup. A windows like enviroment for
>> users switching to Linux so I can recommend it for new users who want a
>> Windows like environment.
>>
>> Jeanette
>
> I agree. I'm a little miffed that they still have version 1.3.8 of
> Amarok in the CNR Warehouse, when the latest version is 1.4.3.
It could be worse. They could be hung on version 1.2.1 like myself (SUSE
9.3). That version should be considered a testing build. It's powerful,
albeit a bit -- shall we say -- experimental. But it just plays music rather
than handle sensitive data.
Best wishes,
Roy
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