Lindows, etc.

[curry]

This came from a "Lindows" newsletter:

>1) Desktop Linux Summit is the watershed moment for Linux on the 
>desktop (Microsoft guarantees it!)
>
>I recently spent some time with a major hardware vendor who talked 
>with excitement about the savings that Linux can bring as they build 
>more affordable computing devices. This company is a big believer in 
>Linux, but they sheepishly confessed that they weren't yet a sponsor 
>of the <http://www.lindows.com/summit>Desktop Linux Summit (Feb 
>20-21st, 2003 in San Diego). They explained to me that Microsoft had 
>called them up and told them not to lend their support to this event 
>and discouraged them from attending. At first, I was aghast that 
>Microsoft employees would be spending their time disinviting 
>companies from attending the Summit. But then it got me thinking 
>that it actually was a good indicator. If Linux wasn't ready for the 
>desktop, then MS would be happy to have people spend 2 days in sunny 
>San Diego because they would witness first hand the state of desktop 
>Linux.
>
>The opposite of course is true. Microsoft is fearful that attendees 
>will find out that Linux is now no longer just about the server - 
>that it's ready for the desktop.

I appreciate that Rev does Linux, where many competitors don't. Now 
there are more consumer PCs selling with easier to use Linux 
installations. I'm wondering if anyone has tried running Rev on 
Lindows or Lycoris.

Curry