| Xandros beta 3 preview [OSNews] |
Sep. 18, 2002
OSNews editor Eugenia Loli-Queru previews the latest beta of the highly anticipated Xandros distibution with details and screenshots . . .
" . . . This is a desktop OS, meant to be used by both Windows individual users and Windows-based corporations. The hard core geek Linux user is not what Xandros is aiming for. What I have seen so far from this beta 3b, is that this is meant to be an industrial design, carefully crafted towards people who would want to upgrade from Windows98/ME to Linux. Comparing this distro to Lycoris Build-50 beta or the latest Red Hat Null beta, well, it does not look as sexy or good-looking. But it works pretty well (except the UI slowness issue I am having, which is apparently a bug not so common for other beta testers) and it compares well when it comes to productivity and overall management of the computer. In fact, the 'Terminal' application is also kind of hidden under the System submenu, and not as easy to reach as in other distros . . . "
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