On Fri, 2002-01-04 at 20:37, Logan wrote:
> Please read the WHOLE thing before you reply...
> You are now asking yourself, "Geez Logan, what the h311 is your
> point?!!?" Its this: I was wondering if any of you are members of the
> "insider group," the Lindows site FAQ mentions and if Lindows supports
> things like ssh and remote X displays etc. If it does, it makes my
> monthly aspirin bill go down and eases the strain on the binding of my
> PERL Black Book.
I think the real test is going to be whether or not "Lindows" is ever
anything but vaporware. So far it's showing all the classic symptoms of
being vaporware and snake oil. My guess is that it's nothing more than
a last-ditch effort at someone to grab up some of the last remaining
bits of Linux-oriented VC with something that sounds like a sane idea
but will eventually be canned with an excuse of "lack of funds" or
something similar.
I have very very low expectations that this product will ever be
anything, and if it is, I'd go so far as to bet the farm that it's just
a repackaged RedHat with the latest CVS of WINE included, preinstalled.
There's some possibility that they might license the Transgaming or
Transvirtual or whoever it is that's got the Direct-thingie enabled WINE
and the deal with Mandrake and making the "Linux Gaming Edition" with
"The Sims", but as I see this as nothing more than an attempted
money-grab, I doubt it.
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