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Saw over at DistroWatch that LinuxReview has posted a review on Xandros Desktop 2.0



While not as vocal as Lindows, Xandros is the "other" consumer desktop distribution. Both share a lot in common and both have their differences. I never got the chance to try Xandros 1.0 but was never impressed by the screenshots. I have never liked the idea of a company distributing a Linux distribution without, at the very least, having an evaluation version available to download for free. SuSE even lets you do an ftp install several months after the boxed sets have been out, and lets you download a LiveEval CD. I have also never really liked trying to "emulate" or "rip-off" the windows interface, which Xandros 1.0 looked to be doing.
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