RE: WashingtonPost computer security stories

["Joe Johnson" <jjohnson () jmdn net>]

This was a great product, and the closest thing I have seen to a really
easy Linux.  I picked up an Lindows box for a friend that didn't have
much for a PC budget, and played with it for a little while.  It was
really the only version I would ever consider replacing my Windows box
with.

BTW, what versions of Linux does everyone consider the easiest?  I've
tried a few I would try in certain places, but which do you all think is
the easiest?

Joe Johnson

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael.Dillon () radianz com [mailto:Michael.Dillon () radianz com]
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:48 AM
> To: Joe Johnson
> Cc: nanog () merit edu; Owen DeLong; owner-nanog () merit edu
> Subject: RE: WashingtonPost computer security stories
>
> > I can agree that Linux makes a good product for the niche market
that it
> > fills now, but there needs to be a dumbed-down version for home
machines
> > that is widely available and supported across the market for it to
> > really make an impact.
>
> http://www.linspire.com
>
> Small computer shops can buy Seagate hard drives with this
> preinstalled. I believe WalMart sells computers with Linspire
> instead of Windows. The product was previously named Lindows
> until Microsoft started attacking them in foreign courts
> where they actually have some rights to Windows as a brand name.
>
> -- Michael Dillon