A pair of stories on /. today hold a particular fascination for me, particularly when taken together:
“Linux Desktop Distro Shootout”
“War Brewing on the Inexpensive Laptop Front”
They point to a pair of stories:
Infoweek: “Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared”.
We tested openSUSE, Ubuntu 8.04, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva Linux One, Fedora, SimplyMEPIS, and CentOS 5.1. All performed well, and each had at least one truly outstanding feature.
(At the moment, I am veering toward Kubuntu.)
And The Christian Science Monitor: “More computer brands chase the ‘$100 laptop’”.
Bye bye, bulk. New lines of tiny PCs fit both in your purse and into third-world classrooms.
Taken together, I can see my near-future computing needs handled, particularly on the writing front.
