Linked by Robert Trembath on Sat 30th Aug 2003 11:41 UTC
As a system administrator, I have used Windows on the desktop since 2.0 and used to run Windows XP at home for my family. I use Linux and Windows servers at work and prefer (Red Hat) Linux for its security, stability and usefulness in a company with a diminishing IT budget. More than a year ago I started experimenting with Linux as a desktop solution and after installing and using more than 7 different distros along with many various versions of those distros, I found a distro that is doing everything its suppose to do, right out of the box. I'm talking about the pleasantly suprising Lindows 4.0.
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Thanks for your kind review.
Lindows.com will be celebrating our two-year anniversary on Sep. 1st, so we're still relatively new on the Linux landscape compared with SuSE, Red Hat, Mandrake, etc. As with any new product, there can always be misinformation surrounding it, so we're always thrilled when someone helps share their real life experience with the world as it helps educate everyone about the product. (The whole "LindowsOS must run as root" issue is a great example of something that hasn't been true since our first commercial release of LindowsOS.)
We work EXTREMELY hard here at Lindows.com trying to get every last detail right, and as you pointed out, it shows when you try using it.
I think the biggest difference with LindowsOS and other Linux distro's is simply that creating an easy-to-use, robust, stable, and secure DESKTOP Linux IS ALL WE DO. We eat, sleep and drink the DESKTOP. Because our entire company is dedicated 100% to the desktop, it shouldn't be a surprise that we have a level of polish that you probably won't find with other versions who are more focused on the server side of things.
WE here at Lindows.com use Red Hat and SuSE for our Sever-side needs, and they are both excellent products. But, for Desktop use, we're confident many will find LindowsOS to be the preferred Linux, simply because we spend so much time on the details for desktop use.
Thanks again. If you or anyone has any questions, please feel free to email me personally and I'd love to answer them for you.
Kevin Carmony
President, Lindows.com
kevinc@lindows.com