Vector Linux 5.9 Standard Gold Review
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| Vector Linux is a really great distribution, and with this release the rough
| edges have been removed. Its stable, fast, looks good and has an OOBE that is
| second to none in the arena. It is highly recommended for both newbies and
| experts alike.
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http://simplyjat.blogspot.com/2008/02/vector-linux-59-standard-gold-review.html
More distros = more choice
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| With more than 300 active distributions (distros), Linux is on a roll. Linux
| distros primarily differ in terms of features since they are built on
| variants of the same kernel (32-bit/64-bit; with various features of the
| kernel enabled or disabled). “All the Linux distributions come from the same
| upstream kernel and what distinguishes each distribution is how they provide
| support, get ISVs to certify the ISV applications on the specific
| distribution, and how IHVs (Independent Hardware Vendor) get to do the same,”
| feels Nandu Pradhan, President & Managing Director, Red Hat India.
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http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20080211/opensource03.shtml
Related:
How Vector Linux 5.9 breathed new life into a tired old laptop
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| It was the first laptop I ever bought and cost me as much as a small,
| secondhand car but there's always been something special about my old Dell
| 8000 Inspiron. It's certainly not the specs, at least by today's standards -
| an Asus Eee would knock it into a cocked Fedora. It runs on a 900Mhz mobile
| Pentium IIIl processor, has 512MB of RAM, an Nvidia mobile 2GO videocard, a
| 10GB hard disk and a CDROM drive and, er, that's about it. No ethernet, no
| Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth.
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http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=365
Vector Linux 5.8 SOHO or lightspeed Kde
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| This is our first encounter with VectorLinux and before we tried it the idea
| of reviewing Kde distributions was associated to powerful machines but, after
| analyzing the requirements for this distribution, we decided to try it with
| the minimum and we must say that we are surprised to see that Kde is able to
| travel at lightspeed.
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http://en.revilinux.org/2007/08/vector-linux-58-soho-or-kde-at-light.html
VectorLinux 5.9 - Will It Be Pandemic?
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| With seven stable releases of VectorLinux Standard Gold edition under their
| belts, the developers of VectorLinux have released the much-awaited
| VectorLinux 5.9 Standard Gold edition on the 21st of December 2007 to the joy
| of many Vectorians.
|
| [...]
|
| Overall, VectorLinux 5.9 Standard Gold is a very functional release. It looks
| a lot better than the previous version. I did not encounter any major
| glitches during the testing. It was a delightful experience seeing the faster
| boot time of VectorLinux 5.9, as compared to VectorLinux 5.8. The softwares
| seem snappier and more stable than the ones in version 5.8 too!
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http://www.linuxseekers.com/content/view/224/1/
VectorLinux-5.9 standard final GOLD is under the tree!
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| The VectorLinux development team is proud to announce the release of
| VectorLinux 5.9 final GOLD edition.
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http://vectorlinux.com/article.php?sid=40
Vector Linux 5.8 SOHO - A Review
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| Those looking for a fast and powerful Slackware-based distribution, be sure
| to check out this latest 5.8 SOHO installment of Vector Linux.
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http://shiftbackspace.com/2007/07/27/vector-linux-58-soho-a-review/
VectorLinux 5.8 live CD GOLD final and SOHO-5.8 live alpha1
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| The VectorLinux team is proud to announce the release of VectorLinux
| 5.8 GOLD LIVE CD and the first SOHO-5.8 alpha live CD and DVD.
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http://www.vectorlinux.com/article.php?sid=7&PHPSESSID=d76db43919cbee386994227fd824bef6
http://tinyurl.com/37or32
VectorLinux SOHO: A better Slackware than Slackware
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| I've always admired VectorLinux for offering what I consider a
| better Slackware than Slackware. It's beautiful and functional,
| and would work well for me in my home office. On the desktop it
| is an excellent distribution with no real problems.
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http://distrocenter.linux.com/distrocenter/07/05/16/1816255.shtml?tid=127
Distros Don’t Drive Development
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| Lots of press and people focus on Linux distributions when they check out
| what happens in Linux land. This and that distro come in new releases and
| they offer this and that brand new feature. This is also true of the many
| linux podcasts. They give credit to distros for new things that pop up.
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http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2007/10/28/distros-dont-drive-development/
The distro jungle
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| People who are new to Linux are often confused by the large number of
| distributions to choose from. The good news is that you can safely ignore
| most of them. This article helps you choose a distribution for getting
| started with your Linux exploration—and helps you understand just what
| it is you've just chosen.
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http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-linux-distros/?S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=GR&ca=dgr-btw01distrojungle
Ubuntu 7.10 & Fedora 8 Performance Compared
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| The bottom line is with our hardware we had used and these common Phoronix
| benchmarks, the performance of Fedora 8 and Ubuntu 7.10 was deadlocked. There
| was no clear winner. If you are trying to decide between taking the Ubuntu or
| Fedora route, you're best off looking at the distribution's features and what
| they mean to you.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=912&num=1
Schism
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| When someone says a recent Linux Distro is 100 times better than another
| recent Linux distro, I worry a little that schism has lead to computer
| religion. Taken on its face, examined rationally, you have to ask "how can
| that be?". They all feed off the same kernel stock, and pull in the same sets
| of office projects and same GUI projects and so forth.
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http://on-being-open.blogspot.com/2007/09/schism.html
Why Having 500+ Distros is a Good Thing
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| Perhaps next time the author might think about what they're
| saying...because limiting the number of distros out there is
| absolutely NOT the way to go to accomplish anything other
| than limiting innovation.
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http://linux-blog.org/index.php?/archives/186-Why-Having-500+-Distros-is-a-Good-Thing.html
Staffing for Linux, not distribution X
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| What doesn’t change is that you hired them to do what they’re doing: run
| Linux - and the next step in generality is to first recognise that Linux, the
| BSDs, and Solaris are all variations on a theme and then to conclude that
| people who are good with one of these are likely to be equally effective with
| the other two.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/?p=912
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