Review of Consumer-Friendly Linux Distro 267
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from the easy-on-the-eyes dept.
from the easy-on-the-eyes dept.
miketronics writes "Linspire Five-O is a full-featured Linux operating system which is intended for desktop use, mainly as an alternative to Windows XP. XYZComputing has a review of the latest version. The company, which was formerly known as Lindows, has gotten a lot of press for including their OS with pre-bundled computers." From the article: "Once the installation is over with Five-O is ready to go. The first time the OS is used Linspire's tutorial program will activate. This is one of most accessible tutorials on any Linux distro and it should be a great help to new users. Though it does not go into extreme depth, it does give the user enough understanding of the OS to get started. Even if you are a Linux pro it will probably be helpful to check out the CNR section, as this system is unique to Linspire. The fact that the developers have the tutorial voice-narrated shows Linspire's commitment to user support -- this feature makes the otherwise boring tutorial watchable."
Voice narration? (Score:5, Funny)
... jarring word choice ... (Score:5, Funny)
"The company, which was formerly known as Lindows, has gotted a lot of press for including their OS with pre-bundled computers."
After "gotted", I think that as I continue to read the review, I'm going to be looking for these little goodies more than actually taking in the content.
Punch Card (Score:5, Funny)
You underestimate... (Score:1, Funny)
Though I doubt that that a review of Linspire is going to get slashdotted late on a Friday afternoon.
The number of geeks who do not have a life...
Re:Mirror of full article (Score:5, Funny)
Because we geeks are busy getting ready for one of those zillion parties we alway get invited to?
Five - 0 (Score:4, Funny)
Book him, Dano.
Am I a power user? (Score:1, Funny)
The failings of Linspire should only be recognized by power users who will want things like WINE and GNOME desktop.
I didn't know my desktop preference made me a power user. Kick ass, I just thought GNOME looked better! I'm sending a resume to Microsoft.
Re:Mirror of full article (Score:1, Funny)
No wait, parties are boring, so whatever, go ahead and waste your time.
Review of the review review (Score:4, Funny)
The only bad thing I could say about this review (of the review) was that it was anti-climatic. After an intense, bullet-driven analysis, the author leaves us with no conclusion, instead leaving us to ponder over the difficulty of disk partitioning rather than tying together the point he was trying to make.
4(/5)
Re:GCC? I think not. (Score:2, Funny)
Sick bastard. Is this the answer to "How do you keep a Lindows user busy?"
Re:50 bucks? (Score:3, Funny)
I'm writing to ask for your advice since you seem to know about Linux. I was recently at a friends house, and he showed me his new Linux. It had a lot of interesting "features" like windows and firefox and tcpip. He even showed me dirty pictures with it.
My friend told me that he downloaded his Linux for free! He even showed me the web site. I think it was linuxtorrent.com. I freaked out! He's stealing form Linux! He told me that it was OK and that Linux is free, but I didn't believe him.
What should I do? My friend is stealing from Linux. A lot of people worked very hard to make Linux, and he's taking it without even saying thanks. I want him to stop, but I don't want him to go to jail! Please, help me, I don't know what to do?
Re:Awful review (Score:2, Funny)
Marble Blast Gold is an insanely boring freeware g (Score:4, Funny)
I stopped reading at this point as it was an insanely boring review.
You're fired. (Score:5, Funny)
You can turn in your punchcards on the way out.
Review of the review review review (Score:4, Funny)
However, the author, jlapier [slashdot.org], did raise some interesting points about the conclusion of the initial review's review. He claimed that it was "anti-climatic", and backed up his claims with a witty reference to the review's review's final point.
A well written, snappy review. Even though it suffered a little without reference to his primary material.
3.5 / 5