Lindows OS 4.5

I've recently been using Red Hat 9, XandrOS 2.0, Lycoris desktop/lx (Amethyst), and misc. others to a lesser degree, and while each has strengths & weaknesses, the one that comes out on top in the 'newbie OS' category seems to be LindowsOS 4.5.

While not a free distribution, their debian-based commercial distro uses a broadband '1-click download and install' visual catalog (called Click'N'Run) which makes migrating the sea of Linux apps a breeze.

You install a very basic system in under 10 minutes with only 1 or two required questions, and then browse the catalog for additional applications as necessary. All the basics are present (OpenOffice, GIMP, GAIM, etc.), as well as an increasing amount of commercially-released Linux titles (Click'N'Buy).

They also include bundled multimedia tutorials for basic tasks which are user friendly in English or Spanish -- and a 'Live CD' version that allows for use without modifying your Hard Drive. If you want to try the base system for free, go to the website for the new Nvu open source webdev software and there's a link to get a free copy of Lindows for anyone interested in Nvu.

For a non-technical user, this is a great way to get the benefits of Linux with none of the technical difficulties.

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Comments

What ever happened the free downloadble Linux systems??

If I pay for a software, I'd like to pay the developer and NOT someone who trying to make a buck, by contributing next to NOTHING.

If the OS is to my taste I may pay for applications for the DEVELOPER.

After all I am paying for MS softwares, wich offer some assurance, that it will do the job.

Some time ago I purchased ( at distribution costs- as they said-) some Linux based OS systems, and ended up not using them, because of the lack documentation that written to get organized and get going.

The only gainers where the "disrtibutor" who sold a 50 cent product for $30-40.

May be these problems are the ones that making MS unbeatable.

Overpriced! with a serious flaw: if you want a multi-boot system, LOS does not give you the option of where to place the LILO, unlike others like MEPIS & Mandrake. Don't buy it.

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