Linked by Barry Smith on Tue 23rd Dec 2003 20:02 UTC
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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Arbitrary ratings aside, I take issue with some of the ratings you've chosen.
You are revewing Debian based desktop systems, and a desktop system requires you to have some sort of modern hardware. It's called optimization. You're choosing distros built for broadband and modern hardware and marking them down. Listen, dude - get a new computer or move to a distro that aims to fulfill your very specific needs! These guys aren't targetting you, so "marking them down" for not catering to your crowd is counterproductive. Cisco IOS isn't a god desktop for me, but I don't view it as such, just as LindowsOS, which has really tried to integrate broadband into its routine, might not be best for you. Perhaps you want a distro really aimed at low-cost hardware, baseband users.
Also, as far as your video chipset circus, I'm not so sure that what has occured isn't the DESIREABLE reaction. If you got things just so, you could, in fact, end up locked out of your own computer forever by way of lack of video feed to the onboard chipset. You might consider giving Lindows a +1 for making it hard to activate options that most would agree is NOT the appropriate action.
Your premise, reviewing distros on a personal, "newbie-esque" level is an interesting one, but, imvho, the reviews are too specific and don't provide general enough information. Wanting non-defaults means you have to do work, and the same holds true for Windows.