Star Lycoris Desktop/LX Review
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 18th Mar 2002 18:07 UTC
Mandriva, Mandrake, Lycoris Many companies tried to create a truly easy-to-use Linux distribution, but as they say in Greece "they reached the well, but weren't able to drink water". Corel, Mandrake, Lindows, Xandros, Stormix and many other distros tried or are still trying to bring Linux closer to Windows' ease of use and the millions of the desktop-oriented users. One of the new distributions that has many people impressed so far, is Lycoris (formerly known as 'Redmond Linux'). OSNews tested the latest Lycoris Desktop/LX and here is what we experienced.
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After installing Lycoris and testing it one evening I have to agree it's one of the finest Linux distro's out there. It not only looks great but installs as well or easier than most MS products. Having a fine OS now installed is not enough for the "common" user. I believe once the many commercial software producers see such a fine OS and a market potential to develope their products for Linux, then it could become a desktop alternative. Hello Adobe, Intuit, Macromedia, Electronic Arts, Symantec, JASC etc. An OS is as good as the software it supports. We need to see Adobe Photoshop 6 for Linux, Paint Shop Pro 7 for Linux. How about Quicken for Linux? We need to have a clean and simple automated install of these titles too. No RPM or dependencies to worry about. Just a simple install. This is why the MAC has held up so long. It's a fine PC and there are fine commercial apps of quality available that people use. Honestly, I've used some of the open source apps, many very good, but yet GIMP doesn't quite come close to Photoshop. Quicken and Turbotax are hard to beat yet nothing in open source equals their quality. If the commercial developers produced their apps for Linux, I beleive it would further strengthen the open source community and finally bring Linux to the desktop. Borland is brave with Kylix being one of the first "Biggies" to boast cross platform support. The Delphi-Kylix programming community has the best of BOTH worlds. It's time the end user, homemaker, student, Realtor, small business owner has the choice too. Spread the word about Lycoris, Elix, and possibly Lindows. Show the commerical people that there is money to be made on an open source OS as Linux. Certainly there are users ready for an alternative. I am.