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Re: SimplyMEPIS (and PCLinuxOS)

Roy Schestowitz wrote:


<snip>
 
> 
> As others have said, PCLinuxOS makes a decent entry because of its
> relatively high level of similarity to Windows. This makes transitions
> somewhat easier, even if it's only visual characteristics that give users
> further comfort.
> 
> See this article from yesterday:
> 
>         http://www.tuxme.com/node/1174 ( PCLinuxOS - A pleasant surprise )
> 
> Also, a screenshot gallery:
> 
> http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=617&slide=8
> 
> PCLinuxOS in further action:
> 
>         http://tinyurl.com/cus2f
> 

<quote>
It uses apt for package management and it's yet the only distro that
configured my wireless network cards without any issues at all. Hats off to
the development team.
</quote>

Sounds to me like this person had a hardware problem that PCLinuxOS
overcame, I can empathise with that :-)

Kier said:
<quote>
Yes, I read it. I do like PCLinuxOS, but it won't play nice with all my
hardware, and MEPIS will.
</quote>

Horses for courses :-)

I don't know if the people involved in the various distro's talk to each
other to find out why one works on a particular piece of hardware and
another doesn't? 

-- 
Regards,

M

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