Star Linux Desktop Distro Shootout Part IV: LindowsOS 4.5
Linked by Barry Smith on Tue 23rd Dec 2003 20:02 UTC
Linspire So far this series has checked out Lindows 4.0, Libranet 2.8.1 and MEPIS 2003.10. Meanwhile both Lindows.com and Xandros have been busy little beavers and spat out new versions of their software, each on the same day. Since I am trying to find the best bang for my buck in a Debian based commercial distro, and since I am already a registered user of LindowsOS, I felt compelled to download a free copy of Lindows 4.5 to have a second look at this thing.
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Review?
by Al Hartman on Tue 23rd Dec 2003 21:00 UTC

I'm sorry, but this isn't much of a review for me.

His rating system is arbitrary, and most users of this OS just aren't going to have his problem.

They are either going to be running it on a LindowsOS Certified Computer (having gotten the OS with the CPU), or adding it to an existing system that is not likely to have the same video card setup he has.

He basically made most of the review about a "problem" that will hit 1/10th of 1% of the user base. And killed the OS because of it.

The OS is MUCH more than just a problem with his video card.

I haven't read the other reviews, but if they are like this. They aren't worth the time to me.

I want to read a REAL review where the whole OS is talked about.

Not a sour grapes review because they ignored his feedback.

They probably made a cost/benefit analysis and said the number of users that are using his logic board, and who have added an upgraded video card is too small to expend the resources to fix the problem.

I'd much rather have them working on Lindows 5.0, integrating the 2.6 Kernel than worrying about the experience of maybe 100 users.

And there IS a work-around he refused to use.

Thanks anyway.

This is not up to the usual quality of articles here.