Comments on: Interactive Group Distro Review

By: puptentacle

puptentacle — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:53:41 +0000

Just found your blog tonight through Linux.com. This sounds like a fantastic idea. I’d definitely be interested. I’ve bookmarked the site and will check back to see if this will become a reality.

By: Linux News from Linux Loop » Blog Archive » Would More Expensive Linux PCs At Wal-Mart Work?

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:32:44 +0000

[...] Hartely’s first suggestion is that Linux PCs sold should not use such low-end hardware. At first this makes sense, but if you add higher end hardware, the PC gets more expensive. The problem with this is that the $50-ish price saving you get from Linux is much less relavent if the PC costs $1000 than if it costs $200. That might be fine if someone was looking for Linux, but most Wal-Mart shoppers are probably just looking for a good deal. Perhaps a better solution than adding more expensive hardware is to use a less resource-intensive Linux distro such as Xubuntu or DSL. It would certainly be interesting to see a stripped down Linux compete with Windows Vista. Also, if you are interested in a live group distro review, please vote in the poll by clicking on th… [...]

By: Linux News from Linux Loop » Blog Archive » Microsoft Continues to Lose OOXML Ground

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:10:48 +0000

[...] Microsoft may yet manage to pull out of this situation and get OOXML approved. But today’s news makes it seem just a little more likely that OOXML will fall by the wayside and Microsoft actually will adopt ODF as I discussed in an earlier post. That would be the better outcome. Of course, the future is hard to predict and something completely different might ultimately come out of this. It looks like we will just have to wait and see. Also, please check out the information about the live, interactive, group distro review. [...]

By: Linux News from Linux Loop » Blog Archive » Linux’s Chance to Leap Ahead of Apple And Microsoft

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:01:56 +0000

[...] So what will Linux be doing well Apple and Microsoft are essentially standing still? The short answer, I hope, is: running. There are two reasons why Linux will not have to take time off for a “maintenence release.” First, Linux has not made mistakes such as dramatically increasing resource requierments. Second, even if some people (even an entire distribution) decide to work on only behind-the-scenes stuff, new features will continue to flow in from projects that are moving ahead. No one project or person can stop Linux innovation. Because of this, I am hopeful that Linux will be able to push ahead of Microsoft and Apple as they stand there correcting past mistakes. Anyone thinking of the tortoise and the hare? Also, please check out the information about the live, interactive, group distro review. [...]