Linked by Kevin Arvin on Thu 1st Jan 2004 21:29 UTC
The aim of this experimental Linux distribution is to provide to the student population at large an operating system that is easy to install and use and provides an alternative to the traditional commercial operating systems. CollegeLinux is a Slackware derived Linux (2.4.23) distribution on a single CD that weighs in at 600 MB.
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"CollegeLinux uses a fairly ugly default theme..."
Please...spare us...
Actually, I'm not the only one who thinks Plastik is the best looking theme out there. Of course, it's just opinion. It would have been nice if it were included.
Right, so if you didn't bother to check the 2 main innovations, the server robot and slapt-get package management, where you can upgrade on the fly with a click every package via an easy to use GUI, why did you bother to write a review ??
I didn't have any use for the robot. I just mentioned it because it might be of interest to some people and other distros don't have it. The ability to "upgrade on the fly with a click every package via an easy to use GUI" doesn't negate my opinion that some people are going to want to download software that is included in other distro's.
With slapt-get, as soon as we start adding packages to the repository everyone can download the desired package, e.g. evolution, with no worry about dependencies etc.
I did mention that no one would have any trouble finding and installing software for College Linux.
OpenOffice will be available soon on the repository. Just for the record, I think that OpenOffice & Evolution are slightly bigger then potato guy, in case you missed it.[i]
I still think you should try to find a way to fit 2 of [i]most popular OS apps on the CD. esp. since there are 50 MB left.
I still think Potato Guy is a weird choice for a distro aimed at college students.
I am sure it might work much slower then Windows XP if you spent the same amount of nanoseconds you did with CL.
WinXP is always faster in my experience than any Linux distro I've ever tried. My feeling is that Linux's speed is somewhere around Panther level. It wasn't a knock on College Linux in particular.
You seem a little over sensitive. I wasn't trying to bash your work in any way. I said it was a solid release. I was just pointing out that some software that people would expect are not included. I realize that you are limited to one CD, but Open Office should be there.