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____/ William Poaster on Monday 25 Jul 2011 17:02 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> ____/ William Poaster on Sunday 24 Jul 2011 16:21 : \____
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>>> On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:05:13 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>> ____/ Homer on Sunday 17 Jul 2011 00:51 : \____
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>>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kororaa 15 (Squirt) Beta released
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>| The first beta release of Kororaa 15 (codename âSquirtâ) has
>>>>>>| hit the mirrors, and is available for download, in 32 and
>>>>>>| 64 bit with KDE 4.6 and GNOME 3.
>>>>>> `----
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://kororaa.org/2011/07/kororaa-15-squirt-beta-released/
>>>>>
>>>>> Wow, I still have kororaa-xgl-livecd-0.2.iso (the one that caused a
>>>>> scandal because it shipped Nvidia's binary blobs, and was subsequently
>>>>> pulled). I think that was actually my first ever experience of a Linux
>>>>> 3D desktop (or any 3D desktop).
>>>>>
>>>>> Seems like a lifetime ago now.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nice to see it kept going.
>>>>
>>>> Its developer, Chris Smart, is also a very nice person and Mono sceptic.
>>>
>>> I downloaded the Live DVD & tried it. It's quite good, considering that
>>> it's a beta release. It will download & install ATi & nVIDIA drivers for
>>> you, if you wish.
>>
>> I think this distro was the first to have 3D out of the box in Live CD
>> mode.
>
> I've tried the 64-bit LiveCD, & (IMHO) from what I've seen of it so far,
> (it *is* only in Beta) I'd say it has potential to be a really good
> distro.
>
> As it says on the website "easier for new users, while still being useful
> for experts."
You can try to contact its developer, Chris. He'll be delighted to hear you
like it.
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