Dreamlinux – because dreams can come true
I’ll have to echo what I said in my previous posts about not looking for a Mac clone, but rather an environment that was usable by ordinary people.
Dreamlinux has potential.
There are a number of visual elements about the interface that I don’t like, and don’t think they’re additive; but the bottom line is Dreamlinux works, it’s very stable, and it has virtually every component installed ready to use right out of the “box”.
Dreamlinux has a long way to go before I would give it a resounding vote of confidence — it’s still very much Linux, and Linux and all it’s geek appeal 0ozes out at every seam…
Geeks just don’t design software or systems to be usable — they haven’t learned that just because you can, doesn’t mean you should!
But like I said, Dreamlinux has potential, and it certainly warrants a thorough examination and review.
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