Lindows???

:confused: I just read an article and looked at a website about a new OS called Lindows. Apparantly it is a blend of Windows (Looks like XP) and Linux. Does anyone else out there know anything about this new OS? Apparently the BETA is allready out and the first Release is due sometime in the middle of this year. What does everyone else think? Good or Bad.

I hav not tried this OS out yet, but i almost everybody i've asked have said they didn't like it :( It is a good idea though. But will it become popular, or go bankrupt from Microsofts future law suits?
Just My two cents,

I dont think its a good idea because Microsoft has already started with Lindows on copyright infringment (the name) I think more lawsuits will follow.... Microsoft doesnt like to feel threatened

yeah I agree with everyone else they will have lot of things to over come

tell me about it! microsoft gets any competition.. and bam, look they took our w! or something *sighs*

hmm.. as long as they dont take my trade mark "winux" im fyne.. i wont get mad...

Microsoft has the cash to continue sueing Lindows, as hard as it is M$ has good reason to do so, the name/layout etc.
They should have come with something more original.

Lindows??? *lol* sounds like **** to me... I will stick with my dual boot. Windows is good for some things, and linux is good for some things....


System_0verload

Well windows has features that Linux lacks, it's just a matter of time.
Look at SuSE 8.0
It's not even Linux anymore, just clickety click and you got it up and running.

Lindows already won the first round of lawsuits. this is typical in business, let me tell you. Everybody sues everybody, it's big expensive game they play.

And as far as lindows goes,freom what I've heard I hope it gives M$ a run for it's money. Anything that goes against M$ is okay by me.

Just a .02 here, even Windows was a hack at the start or was it A before Gates visted Apple?..geez KorpDeath I agree. Thing was in the past the major things in computing were not made for profit but to solve a problem. As I see it Window apps port to just Windows and at best Mac, where is the problem solved in this when M$ has 90% market share? Believe me I have better things to do then just keep up with the license tracking of M$ stuff, let alone now the DMCA crap. I bulk at M$ new releases and patches, as do the owners of whom I work for. Business is looking for alts for sure until M$ ports it's apps as well as thousands of vendors and 3rd party apps to lindows we all have to have a bottom line our paychecks and a business that pays for itself and it's employees, and turns a profit (nothing wrong in that) if it solves a problem. Forget the suits and the SBA..ask how SBA is solving these issues and then fire off an email to the Judge in the antitrust case..the world cannot bow to M$..they need to port their apps to the OS of my choice not by default. LOL key word DEFAULT = M$. Lindows has a foot hold as to even the use of Windows after all I am gonna open My Windows is a nice day here..nighters

i realy never heared of lindows. the only thing i heared a few time a long time ago was that they tryed to make MS linux. luckely it didn't work. will there olso be a mindows? mac-win hehe
cheers

yeah i read about this a few months ago at fark.com i just wanna get rid of windows and get one thats good enough to run both linux and MS stuff easy

I say bring it on. More choice cannot be bad. Might make Linuxnobs less irritating.

A confluence of two OS like
M$ windows with its popularity.
and Linux its stability & features will ROCK but still something are better left untouched.

Lindows might sound gr8 but before a first hand ex-perince its hard to say anything.........

What the hell are this guys trying to do?

A mix from the heaven with hell?!?

I dont want to speculate about lindows without test it....
but i'm sure it's just a trick from M$
i dont know. will see....

A hybred of a *nix with MS_Windows. Form and Functionality seems like th goal with a secure system and the configurability of nix. Seems that if this os approached the OS in a unix fasion of a root that is the admin and then users with the portability of the windows platform they might have a winner, if they arenet sued out of the market. but then again no one mentioned if its Open Source based either. A house devided cant stand. If past performance of win-linux is any indication, your better off with a duel boot and split tasks as needed between the Os's.

I haven't used it yet but i intend to mess withit once i get a copy www.lindows.com has also been in trouble with a few linux groups for not releasing the source code with the beta version which is required by the GNU Patent thingy ma bob.

Lindows.com is an awful website some of the links dont work effectivly and it looks cheesy. Trying to find info on lindows is ni on impossible if anyone out there has actually used it PM me i wanna know.

I Don't think it is a bad idea however, I'm not sure how financially successful. M$ will see to it that it is not. Hopefully their work will continue to open the door to common application compatability no matter what OS one chooses to use.
Just a quick thought.

I think the idea has potential, but it won't go far. M$ wouldn'twant to relinquish sole command of its product. That would be necessary to avoid all the lawsuits.

P.S. Bongus- love the sig

I wouldn't mind trying it out but you have to pay 99 bucks to get the beta version of it to test it. Thats a little more than I am willing to spend for a beta. I heard that it was stable though.

Can someone tell me where I can get the source of Lindows?
I don`t sounds goot to me...Windows and Linux...two very different things...like Dos and Windows

wow, I started this post last night while at work. I didn't think that it would cause this much debate although I am glad it did. I think that a windows and linux mixed OS is a good idea. Just as the Nuclear bomb was a good way to end WWII in Japan. And we all know how that worked out. The cold war, lots of little wars the treat of aniliation and on and on.

I think that creating a merged OS like this, if it succeeds, will destroy the software market. I think it's like messing with genetics. It was posted in here that it was like merging heaven and hell. I agree.

The sky is falling.

Like Lindows is going to bring the end of life as we know it. Then again that may not be a bad thing, you know?

Casper - I agree 99 bucks for a beta is a bit presumptuous, but you do get the benfit of having at least a little say in what they support first.

found an article about lindows at techrepublic.
source: http://www.techrepublic.com/

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LindowsOS: What to expect

Apr 3, 2002
Brien M. Posey MCSE

Although the Linux operating system has been around for 10 years now, its complexity and inability to run many popular applications have kept it from gaining a foothold in the mainstream PC market. But Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows.com and founder and former CEO of MP3.com, is hoping the LindowsOS will be the breakthrough product that will finally bring Linux into homes and the enterprise.

Designed with Windows users in mind
According to Robertson, LindowsOS has been designed as an easy migration path for current Windows users. "An existing Windows user… can literally download some software over the Internet, double-click, and 10 minutes later they're running LindowsOS," Robertson said in a Feb. 25, 2002, interview with CNN.

After the upgrade process completes, the LindowsOS desktop will resemble the user's previous Windows desktop, including his or her wallpaper. Likewise, all of the user's files and applications will still be accessible. However, accessible doesn't equal fully compatible.

Targeted Windows application support
A key roadblock to creating a Windows alternative has been developing code that supports every existing Windows application. This has proven to be difficult, if not impossible. The LindowsOS developers are trying to bypass this problem by supporting only a few Windows programs, but supporting them well.

LindowsOS is being designed to support only the most popular Windows productivity software, such as Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, AOL, and Quicken. While other Windows programs may run under LindowsOS, don’t bank on being able to run every new Windows application, especially games or software that's outside the mainstream.

Removes Linux's complexity
Most flavors of Linux are just too complicated for the average end user and can even frustrate the seasoned IT support pro. They can be difficult to install, and anyone who’s installed an application on a Linux workstation knows the process can be significantly more tedious than installing Windows software. LindowsOS is designed to make such tasks easier.

LindowsOS developers are reported to have dramatically simplified both OS and application installation. Although LindowsOS has yet to be released, the goal is to be able to install the operating system in 10 minutes or less. This would be a welcome change to the standard 45-minute Windows installation time.

To achieve such a quick installation, LindowsOS developers have kept their operating system lean. Windows contains many ancillary applications (Notepad, Sound Recorder, Solitaire, etc.) that aren’t essential to the operating system's functionality. With LindowsOS, the operating system is designed to be small. However, if you want to install extras, you’ll be able to download them from the LindowsOS Web site.

Individually focused licensing
While Microsoft requires that you purchase a separate license for each computer on which you install Windows, LindowsOS is licensed to the user rather than the computer. Buy a single copy of LindowsOS, and you can install it on every computer you own.

Additionally, a LindowsOS license (currently at $99) is one-third the cost of a Windows XP Pro retail license ($299). Imagine a small personal business that is buying five new workstations. To install five new copies of Windows XP would cost nearly $1,500. To install five new copies of LindowsOS would cost only $99. But don't jump for joy just yet.

Enterprises are less likely to see such extreme savings as Microsoft's Open, Select, and Enterprise Licensing programs offer organizations significant savings over Windows' retail price. In addition, you won't be able to buy a single copy of LindowsOS and install it on 1,000 workstations. The LindowsOS license only covers computers "you own," and unfortunately, Lindows.com doesn't currently offer detailed volume-licensing information. They simply state that, "Users who supervise 10 or more PCs can apply for volume licensing…."

Take a look for yourself
LindowsOS 1.0 is scheduled for release later in 2002. You can learn more about the latest LindowsOS developments at Lindows.com. For $99, you can also sign up to be a Lindows.com Insider that entitles you to sneak preview(s) of LindowsOS.

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Great Post thanks for the info. It seems that this is going to be an interesting set of events no matter which way they go. It appears that some users are scepticle of the new OS, which is totally understandable, but may be willing to try it out. Others are not so adventurous. I for one am undecided. I'd be interesting to learn a new OS although since I'm learning linux right now might be a bit too much to handle. Plus I can't afford $99 (being a college student suxs ass). So if any of you try it out let the rest of us know how things went good or bad.