Posted by: Administrator
on April 27, 2007 11:30 AM
I've had to make some tough choices about which distro I would choose as my default every day distro and which ones I would simply run and experiment with from time to time. Until the untimely departure of founder, Jon Danzig, I used to use Libranet as my every day system and MEPIS as its backup. I really liked MEPIS, even then, but I also really liked Libranet and I had more time and energy invested in it.
Now I can say the same thing about MEPIS. I've invested using several releases now and I have files saved in its home directory, etc.
SimplyMEPIS 6.0 was a solid release, 6.5 is equally solid, fairly conservative, with just a few glimpses of new stuff but the rest is solid, even if somewhat aged. It doesn't adversely affect the experience one bit; it is quite stable and useful.
I offer Xandros Home Edition Premium 4.0 as an excellent alternative for those who need a bit more Windows integration, but it does come at a somewhat higher price.
I like Freespire, too, but it might be best for most people to wait two months or so before using it every day except for hearty alpha and beta testers - Freespire is getting a major facelift and is in a bit of a mess right now. But Freespire, and its commercial partner, Linspire, also rank right up there when it comes to easy to use desktop systems. Try them again in June or help squash bugs between now and then and help with the release.
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SimplyMEPIS ranks number one with me
Posted by: Administrator on April 27, 2007 11:30 AMNow I can say the same thing about MEPIS. I've invested using several releases now and I have files saved in its home directory, etc.
SimplyMEPIS 6.0 was a solid release, 6.5 is equally solid, fairly conservative, with just a few glimpses of new stuff but the rest is solid, even if somewhat aged. It doesn't adversely affect the experience one bit; it is quite stable and useful.
I offer Xandros Home Edition Premium 4.0 as an excellent alternative for those who need a bit more Windows integration, but it does come at a somewhat higher price.
I like Freespire, too, but it might be best for most people to wait two months or so before using it every day except for hearty alpha and beta testers - Freespire is getting a major facelift and is in a bit of a mess right now. But Freespire, and its commercial partner, Linspire, also rank right up there when it comes to easy to use desktop systems. Try them again in June or help squash bugs between now and then and help with the release.
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