| Peering Into Lindows - The Disturbing Facts [Monolinux] |
Apr. 15, 2002
In part one of what promises to be an entertaining two-part series, Monolinux member John (aka 'eviltwin') provides a perspective on the current state of LindowsOS and the behavior of the company behind it, Lindows.com. The open source community, initially buoyed by the prospect of another promising desktop Linux distribution with an intention to take on Microsoft, is now beginning to question the company's accomplishments to date as well as its apparent failure to live up to GPL requirements. 'Eviltwin' writes . . .
" . . . Lindows has become something of a cause celebre on Linux sites and discussion boards, yet it seems as though very few people have actually met anyone who has used the product."
"This, coupled with a pay-for-play beta agreement with a comprehensive non-disclosure clause, must inevitably pose the question: 'Are these guys for real?' . . ."
". . . As of this moment, however, Lindows has failed to really deliver anything except for hype. An examination of the facts at hand poses some interesting questions . . ."
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