Linked by Barry Smith on Mon 1st Dec 2003 18:34 UTC
This is the second in my series of reviews for debian-based commercial distros that might be appropriate for SOHO use. The first article covered my exploration of Lindows, and this one is focused on Libranet. Before I get started with Libranet I want to clarify a couple of points. 
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This was a fun review to read. Being subjective is *fine* as long as the author states it in the article so it's all up front, just like Barry did. It was an easy read, and not the same old stuff (that's not an insult at all, *MY* review listed here on this same distribution was exactly that - the standard review stuff!). I really enjoyed reading this and think the author did a good job. He wrote in his own style, warned the reader exactly what he was doing, and did exactly that. Even if I disagree with some of his assessments, I am coming from a different viewpoint, so my opinions will be different. No surprise there. I think that this author's article was a good read, gave his point of view well, and wasn't the normal stuff.
Grub:
I've been booting off of grub for about 18 months now, and have never had a single problem. I'm on my second distribution on my main machine, and have tested probably 4 or 5 distributions over the past 2 years, and have never had a problem with grub. Just my experience, of course, but I thought I would mention it here.
Libranet:
I've used Libranet 2.8.1 before, and it's a FINE distribution. It *absolutely* lives up to all the marketing and hype. The latest Libranet newsletter stated that 3.0 is on it's way soon, and I'm excited to see what it has to offer. If you are looking for a distribution that is fast, stable and debian based, Libranet is the way to go, I can't recommend it highly enough.
Thanks for the review, it was a good read.
Take care,
-Frank Merenda
Co-author uptime, a Linux web site - http://uptime.steidler.net