| OEone's Linux desktop experiment enters a new phase [NewsForge] |
Aug. 13, 2002
NewForge editor Robin 'Roblimo' Miller examines the recently open sourced OEone desktop. OEone just announced their new, freely downloadable OEone desktop. Miller writes . . .
"One of the biggest complaints about popular Linux desktop environments is that they ape Windows and Mac instead of breaking new ground. OEone, a Canadian company founded by programmers who worked on the original, well-regarded CorelDraw application, has designed a desktop that breaks with all the 'windowing' traditions. The desktop is now freely downloadable as a front end for Red Hat 7.x, with a Mandrake version scheduled for release within the next few months . . . "
"We liked the OEone desktop overall (even though we didn't think much of the hardware) despite several flaws, and have been waiting eagerly for a more polished version of OEone to hit the streets. It's here now . . . "
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