| Lycoris: A Linux OS Good for Grandma [O'Reilly] |
Jul. 23, 2002
Writing at O'Reilly, Howard Wen examines Desktop/LX from Lycoris and provides an in-depth review . . .
"Would you give your grandmother a PC with Linux as its main OS? The developers of a Linux startup, Lycoris, have been trying to make the answer a more likely "yes" with their Linux package. A year ago, Joseph Cheek, the CTO and founder of Lycoris, began the work of putting together an integrated Linux desktop OS that would be easy to use for almost anyone, including his own grandmother. The result, Desktop/LX, allows users to easily check email, browse the Web, perform basic office-application tasks, and burn CDs, all under a GUI interface that functions similarly to Windows . . . "
" . . . there's more to Desktop/LX than just pretty icons (which have an obvious Windows XP style to them) added to the KDE interface. Lycoris created over 1,000 code patches for KDE in order to tightly integrate the GUI with the underlying Linux kernel and other operating system functions. For one, it revamped the KDE Control Center--the Desktop/LX configuration menu where software and hardware is added and removed from the system. The interface is now more visually appealing and easy to use, a clear imitation of Windows' Control Panel . . . "
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