Re: [LUG] Redmond Linux

["Paul Sutton" <psutton@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Screenshots look very impressive.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Smith" <Richard.J.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 30 January 2002 19:38
Subject: [LUG] Redmond Linux


> Hey all,
>         I've just installed Redmond Linux off of the cover DVD of Linux
Format
> and I must say I'm bloody impressed.
>  Incase you dont know RL is a distro aimed at simplicity of use and people
who
> are more use to Windows, so it probably wont replace your current distro
but
> would be a good starting block for newbies. Its install was sweet
detecting
> all my hardware correctly (including my highpoint raid controller which
every
> other distro has fallen at) you dont get that much configurabiltiy (it is
for
> windows users after all) but everything is set up for you and works from
the
> off, you even get to play solitaire while it installs !!!!
>  It's ceartainly not a replacement for full distro (eg Red Hat/Deb/Slack)
but
> is ceartainly a contender for someone who needs a stable OS that lets them
do
> everyday stuff with their PC. This is a good step forward for Linux on
> desktops and although it is not as comprehensive as Mandrake (only 1 Gb
> install) it does what it sets out to do very well, better than mandrake in
> many cases.
> Have a look and be impressed http://www.redmondlinux.org
>
> Maybe the rumours about AOL & Red Hat were confused and they meant Redmond
!!!
> It would ceartainly do all that AOL would desire from an OS and it super
> simple to use for the masses.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Rich Smith
> School of Chemistry
> University of Exeter
>
>
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