Xandros, Lindows, etc.

[mike808@users.sourceforge.net]

Jeff, comments?

Have you read http://www.xandros.com/debian.html ?

The link is from http://www.xandros.com/desktop.html where they
describe the advantages of Xandros and from 
http://www.xandros.com/xandrosadv.html where they detail them.
And on http://www.xandros.com/contributing.html where they rank Debian
#2 on the list of people who make the distro possible.

OTOH, I couldn't find *one word* about Debian on Lindows site.
Maybe Lindows is whispering sweet nothings into Debian's ear, 
but nobody else knows about it, that's for sure. At least Xandros puts 
their praise for Debian right out front on their website where everyone
can read it.

Maybe you shouldn't be so harsh on them. Again, I'm of the opinion you're
basing your view of Xandros on their Corel heritage. Maybe some of the
above might offer a different view of Xandros through your Debian-colored 
lenses.

Xandros announced that a free trial of Win4Lin is out on their
XandrosNetworks for the folks who already have Windows (likely if they
use the "resize XP partition" feature) or where WINE+Codeweavers isn't
good enough.

Also, this poster notes below that CW and WINE is being pulled from Lindows.
(although it is in the Click'N'Run).

jquinlan Posted on Dec 26, 2002 7:52 pm to a Xandros Users Forum
> 
> I have also tried Lindows, and I am now converting to Xandros to see if it 
> works better for me. Lindows has taken a strange turn on it users who want 
> to use any Windows software.
> 
> With the initial release of 3.0 they have pulled all wine support from 
> Lindows, but it is still available through their Click-N-Run service.
> 
> Their Linux Kernel does not support Win4Lin, and they have no intention to 
> add it. They have said this, along with SMP. They are now pushing for the 
> OEM market and the home user only. "No Power Users" they say.
> 
> Some insiders, as I once was, are starting to see these changes in 
> Lindows.com more and more and I am not happy.
> 
> It is a good OS, but only if you are using it for Web, email, and simple 
> letters using OpenOffice or the free copy of StarOffice you can download 
> via Click-N-Run. (How they justify their cost of $129.00 for one year 
> access.)
> 
> This is why I am here, I hope Xandros fits my needs better and listens to 
> their users.



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