[brlug-general] Desktop Linux

[Terry Stockdale]

At 09:39 PM 7/9/2006, you wrote:

>Visited the Xandros site and noticed that though
>version 4 is out, it is the paid version.  They did
>not indicate a date for an open distribution version.
>
>Wonder if some arrangement is likely to make
>the new version available to Newbies at no more
>than a modest sum.
>
>Also assume that since Xandros is Debian based
>I could install Mondo Rescue and back up both
>the Linux files and a Windows area too.  Will
>have to experiment with media.
>
>Wonder what is the relative merit of backing up
>directly to DVD vs backing up to a USB hard
>drive then burning the backup file to DVD.
>
>Choppy

Based on v3, the v4 Open Edition (assuming they do one) will be 
around 6-8 weeks after v4 was released.  Since that was 6/21, 
hopefully we'll see a v4 Open Edition by mid August.

Terry

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