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Re: Lindows.com President Kevin Carmony to LinuxInsider: 'Now It's About Marketing'
Posted by: Jay Lyman 2003-11-11 23:00:24

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The desktop may be the final frontier for Linux, but one company is using a combination of Windows interface strategy, Wal-Mart sales and a wide selection of software to try to match the inroads Linux has made in the corporate datacenter. That company is Lindows.com.
There was much open-source hoopla at this week's Desktop Linux Conference, but the bigger news is the increasing delivery of Linux preloaded on desktop computers, according to Lindows.com president and chief operating officer Kevin Carmony, who spoke with LinuxInsider in an exclusive interview.

Re: Lindows.com President Kevin Carmony to LinuxInsider: 'Now It's About
Posted by: bradc158 2003-11-12 20:13:13 In reply to: Jay Lyman

first, i want to say...kevin, we keep running into each other. Although I keep bashing Lindows on two things I want to let you know I don't think it's all bad. CnR is a great tool, especially for novice users. I also agree on the whole "Linux needs more than just coders, it needs marketing and money investment too" that Mr. Robinson always points out. but....
I am still hung up on this running as root thing.
read my thoughts on this at my website here:
http://www.phatvibez.net/commentary.php?ID=security
Security IS important, even for desktop users. Why take a step in the wrong direction? Running as a regular users does NOT mean Linux has to be difficult. The two best examples of this are Ark Linux and the way MacOS X handles the "administrators" account. This only proves that IT CAN BE DONE!
Please reconsider your lame root policy!
Thanks