I've been checking out Ubuntu Linux and it's cool stuff.
The Ubuntu guys will send you 10 CDs just for asking. No charge. It comes
on two CDs. One is a self-booting CD, like Knoppix. It reads NTFS files
just fine, and seems useful as a data recovery tool. If you put the CD in a
system running Windows, it offers to install several open-source apps, like
open office. Very clever.
The second CD is for installing the OS on your hard drive. It uses a
text-based installer and was a breeze to install. Based on Debian, it uses
Gnome 2.8. I installed it on my Pentium II 400. It feels pretty darn
snappy - much so than the SuSE 9.1 it replaced.
Basically, it appears to be Debian with newer stuff. It's well done and
would be a really good choice for converting Windows users.
Ken Elliott
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