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nightstalker
11-19-2002, 12:31 PM
Anyone useing lindows?
if so what do you think of it?
spigidygak
11-19-2002, 05:06 PM
I haven't used it. . . but its a stupid idea I think. Why pay for a something that should be free. Mandrake or redhat are way better and the only thing I heard that lindows is better at is speed of installation. . . thats about it.
i6s1
11-19-2002, 05:29 PM
Lindows = Redhat for suckers.

All I know about it is that its the os that Walmart is putting on it's $200 PCs, and they charge another hunderd for automatic updates.
Memo
11-19-2002, 05:45 PM
I thought Lindows was a cool idea till I read bout the pay-per-program ****. Totally insane.
sho.gun
11-19-2002, 06:17 PM
wow... an linux based OS JUST LIKE WINDOWS without the compatibility...
caribiner23
11-20-2002, 06:45 AM
I remember reading an article (http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2002/2/01/spotlight.htm) a while ago about how Lindows was supposed to be completely Windows compatible but Linux-based. A great idea, to be sure.

From what I've seen so far with these Wal-Mart PCs, it's a far cry from what they set out to do.

On a side note, has anyone thought about buying one of these cheapie Wal-Mart units and loading up XP or even 98?