Ximian is not eye-candy and WinXP is? Nash, check out: http://themes.freshmeat.net/
Themes can be easily added to your Ximian configs. Good to hear that Linux is doing well in your user lab! John Hebert --- Nashid Hasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Lycoris can be an option. I have never used > it. But read quite a > few reviews about it. I read one on > http://www.modemnet.net today and seems > like a good distribution that can be added to the > CD. Here is the URL > http://www.modemnet.net/articles/reviews/08242002-001.php > It looks like Lycoris is a solid, easy-to-use Linux > desktop solution for > the Windows users. > > I have purchased a copy from their web site today. > It should arrive in a > few days. I can burn several copies and mail to you > guys. Unfortunately I > am very much tied up with two jobs and can't attend > any of the meetings. > > By the way, I have implemented Red Hat 7.3 with > Ximian in a lab that is > mostly used by novice users. So far the users have > reacted very positively > to it. I asked them about their opinion on their new > desktop. They had no > complaints and they were quite happy with it. The > lab computers are mostly > used for simple word processing, multimedia and, to > access the Internet. I > have had Red Hat on the lab machines for over a > month. > > Red Hat with Ximian is a very good combination. I > like it particularly > because of the Red Carpet feature. But the Ximian > desktop is not as eye > candy as Windows XP. And users want something > colorful. Lycoris screen > shots look very nice and attractive which is a key > selling point in > attracting new users. > > Nash > > > At 11:29 AM 8/28/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >I was thinking about the distributions we should > include. Redhat is > >practically a given since I think everyone > interested in Linux and > >Open Source will have heard of it. Knoppix runs > from the CD, but it > >is experimental and needs a swap partition > according to their site. > >Still, if it runs from the CD it will provide a > decent demo. I would > >like to see Debian represented, and we already have > the CDs in the > >Library, and Libranet's interested in being a part > of the project. > >That puts it at three, but we don't have Slackware > or Suse in the > >mix. I am not a fan of either one as I had issues > with Slackware and > >never tried Suse. I think we should have Mandrake > in the set because > >it is so easy for a newbie to start with. If I had > to pick three, I > >would pick Redhat, Libranet, and Mandrake. If we > can go with four I > >would include Knoppix. I put it at forth because > of the experimental > >disclaimers on their site. It just doesn't look > like a finished > >release. I do think we need to offer a Slackware > and Suse distro in > >the future though. > > > >===== > >Warmest Regards, > >Doug Riddle > >http://www.dougriddle.com > > > >## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in > importance; they are > >the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > >http://finance.yahoo.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > >General mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
