On Mon, 2002-08-26 at 21:16, Martin Mewes wrote: > So best attempt may would be to have something like "MS-Linux" to fit > in both worlds. Linux for the admins, and "MS" for the Users who only > want to Click'n-Rush. >
Have any of you guys seen Lindows? It is a "MS-Linux" with a Click'n-Rush (called Click'n Run). The user is presented with a KDE desktop with Windows-like menus and icons for internet access, email, etc. The current release includes a (nonfunctional) network neighborhood. I find it frustrating as I don't care for KDE and it doesn't include the basic utilities to configure and install a source. You can d/l the deb packages for these. With some work, I was able to customize mine back into a Debian distro. Suppose that the defeats the point, though, :-) On the other hand, users in my office couldn't see much difference between Lindows running Mozilla and StarOffice 6.0 and Windows with the usual Office crap installed. I realize you can do this with almost any distro, but the desktop is the clincher -- it's so familiar to them. Lindows has a way to go before a total newbie could use it -- printer support is weak, doesn't recognize Linmodems, some cd burners -- and all the other small device problems Linux users must overcome. It would work, however, it an environment where there is a systems admin to set up all the hardware. I don't think the users would need extensive retraining to be productive with the Lindows OS and the "Click 'n Run" software. Cheers, Susan Murray -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
