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Almost every major Linux distribution now has an official or unofficial netbook version that has been optimized for one particular netbook or for netbooks in general. This usually largely means adding bigger buttons to make them easier to press on the tiny screen.
These interfaces almost certainly help new users get started, but would are specific netbook versions really better for more experienced users or do they just get in the way? On one hand, they may make it easier to launch the first application, but many sacrifice taskbar space and don’t have seem to offer anything special after you start working.
Are netbook remixes just a gimmick or are they really necessary?
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I guess you haven’t see Moblin yet. Yes, it has the same sort of large buttons as the rest, but it boots up very fast. That, tied with the pretty interface, has a better chance of selling netbooks than Ubuntu’s brown remix.
u said it: “for experienced users it may get in the way”
just take a look at moblin v2beta
http://moblin.org/community/blogs/imad/2009/moblin-v20-beta-netbooks-and-nettops-its-here
really nice, easy and attractive for majority of users
floborg and manny – I’ve seen the Moblin demos. Looks really slick, but I’m not sure that it will be that different from all the other netbook remixes. We’ll see. Hopefully I’m wrong.