A NewsForge columnist talks about Linux distributor Xandros, a company that has not yet made a widely available beta of its distribution. “
Michael Bego would like you to know that he has not left the helm of Xandros, contrary to some gossip that's been going around. He would also like you to know that a little rumor about half the engineering staff laid off is just that — a rumor. But most of all, the Xandros president would like you to know more about the new desktop-focused Linux distribution he's been working on.”
“The first such product the company plans on releasing is called Xandros Desktop 1.0. Built upon the foundation of Linux technology that Xandros corporate parent Linux Global Partners licensed from Corel, Xandros Desktop will be one of the user-friendliest Linux distributions ever released, Bego claims.”
“I mean this in the most exciting way possible: The Xandros Desktop installation is boring. I hope my fellow Linux users will understand that I say this with excitement, not despair. Having suffered through one too many needlessly exciting or annoying Linux installations, boring is a good thing. It means stability and dependability.”