The Proliferation of Linux

Once upon a time the title of this post might have been “Girl Uses Linux”, but fortunately things have moved on from that.  Today there are indeed members of the fairer sex using The Penguin to power their computers, but it remains quite rare to see reviews written from their perspective.  The closest we seem to get is along the lines of “I installed Linux on my girlfriend’s/wife’s/etc computer, and she said…”

Well, anyway, here’s a link to a review of a Linux-based laptop ( ZaReason UltraLapSR) written by Ms. MacKenzie.

Ubuntu Linux Tips & Tricks

PC World Australia puts Ubuntu 8.04 up against Fedora 9.  These are some of the latest and greatest Linux distro recently released, and it is interesting to see how they fare against each other.
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Laptop magazine has an extensive review of the MSI Wind and VR-Zone has benchmarked it. Overall the verdict given by Laptop magazine was quite positive, read the full article for more detail.

• VR-Zone benchmark
• Laptop magzine review

[via Engadget]

Linux.com has an extensive review of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring.  Included in the review are Mandriva’s flagship offer, Mandriva One, and the commercial Mandriva Powerpack.

The verdict?  Well, apparently it’s quite good: “Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring comes pretty close to a perfect Linux distribution.”

For more detail, read the full review.

[ Linux.com]