Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 15th Mar 2004 20:24 UTC
Xandros is preparing to release the business edition of their popular Linux desktop distribution. Here's what we found out so far about this new product.
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I cringed when I read that Xandros business desktop will authenticate against Windows Primary Domain Controllers and Active Directory Servers, but the Deluxe version only does Peer-to-peer Windows networking. Am I missing something here? Doesn't Samba do both with only a minor configuration change? Shouldn't both versions ship with the ability to authenticate against Windows PDCs?
This is like shipping a distribution called "basic" that will only do VESA graphics. You have to buy the super special version to get a real graphic driver.
*This* is corruption of the open source ideals. I'm all for companies making money, but removing features from open source software to make a buck sounds slimy.