[ale] Xandros shipping Sept. 30th, based on Debian 3.0

[aaron]

On Saturday 31 August 2002 09:26, you wrote:
> I was looking at Xandros and am excited about it since it is based on
> Debian.  I've wanted to try out Debian but don't want to have to go
> back to the build from scratch type setup.  I think a really easy to
> install and use system based on Debian would be fun to try out.  I plan
> to see what Xandros is like as soon as it ships.  It will have the
> Corel Linux office package and the latest KDE so I'll feel at home
> finally.

I was examining the Xandros site just a day ago
(RE: [ale] [OT] Fwd: HP drops Microsoft for rival Corel)
and could not find a straight Package List for the pending
distribution. Not to burst your bubble, but I would not count on Linux 
oriented Corel office or graphics products being included in any form. 
The first point on their FAQ page says it all:
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 Where can I get Corel WordPerfect or CorelDRAW for Linux?
		
   Xandros has acquired rights to the Corel LINUX OS but unfortunately,  
   we do not have the rights to develop or distribute WordPerfect or  any 
   of the Corel graphics applications. Corel has now discontinued
   distribution of their applications for Linux.
----
As noted in that HP posting, all of Corel's productivity products and 
development efforts for Linux were disapeared and discontinued very 
shortly after M$ bought ~25% of the company in Fall, 2000. 

I've dropped a note to feedback at Xandros.com to see if a package list 
exists or will be made available. Will let everyone know what they say.

peace
(after justice)
aaron


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