Problems Linux Enthusiasts Refuse to Address

[Liam Proven]

On 6 April 2011 04:30, Cybe R. Wizard <cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Apr 2011 23:31:36 +0100
> Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What we need to do is, get some backers, buy out Xandros and relaunch
>> Lindows, with its classic tidied-up pared-down XP-like KDE desktop and
>> bundled WINE! :¬D
>
> Can we please do away with running as root by default?  I dislike Puppy
> for the same reason (although I run it in my woodshop just for the odd
> computing task and completely non-connected to anything), but it does
> at least run on low-spec hardware (which I have there).

I recall that Puppy did it; I had forgotten that Lindows did. I never
thought much of Lindows/Linspire, but Xandros was pretty good. And
didn't run as root.

> BTW, wasn't that once a selling point for Ubuntu, that third-world
> countries with second hand and/or low-spec hardware could use it and
> love it?  Wha' happen'?

Fair point. Mind you, compared to Windows Vista or 7, it still does.

And although I'm sad that UbuntiLite/U-Lite never prospered, Lubuntu
is doing a pretty good job. Xubuntu is not significantly lighter than
vanilla Ubuntu, but Lubuntu runs very well on the sluggish P4 with
256MB and elderly PII-750 with 320MB that I've tried it on. Dead easy
to install, simple, clean and attractive desktop, and works well.

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