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So what's unique regarding PC/OS. It's the first Linux based distribution that provides ease of use out of the box. It provides all multimedia codecs out of the box, an easy to use and simplified interface. Great compatibility with older hardware to help you extend your hardware and software investments. Being based on Ubuntu Linux all software and hardware that is compatible with Ubuntu is compatible with PC/OS. Our mission statement is summed up in two words "Simplified Computing"


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Sunday, January 25, 2009

GNOME in PC/OS OpenWorkstation 2009v2


Like I told everyone a few Posts ago, we here at pcopensystems have heard your cries of the GNOME community, you want it we dont offer it.  Until now.  We have been evaluating the situation and have now bundled GNOME alongside XFCE for choice.  XFCE is still the default, the desktop still boots into XFCE by default and so does the live CD.  GNOME is now offered as an alternative and is now an option from the GDM.  This is only for OpenWorkstation.  OpenDesktop and WebStation are still an XFCE only release, sorry.  No way to bundle GNOME as an alternative due to size.  We do realize that this was a most requested addition both from users and from customers.  Another requested addition was Compiz and there was just no way around not including that as an option.

The beautiful thing is since GNOME is not the default it doesnt mess with speed much as it doesnt start the GNOME dependencies until you initiate GNOME, when you reboot if you havent chosen GNOME as your default desktop the dependencies still dont start.

If you have any questions or comments dont be afraid to leave them here, we love feedback.

Posted by Roberto J. Dohnert at 7:36 PM

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I Love PC/OS
Gnome or XFCE i don't care
Been using it since early days,
Don't care if the toolbar is at top or bottom.
BUT PLEASE BRING BACK THE 'TABS' AT THE TOPS OF THE WINDOWS !
I just love that look, it's what made you different !

January 26, 2009 10:51 AM

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PC/OS Roots

PC/OS roots are derived from the Ubuntu distribution. Ubuntu is created and maintained by Canonical Inc. and has a vast community support system. By basing PC/OS on this outstanding base we cover two grounds, a lot of the problems and fixes are in line with Ubuntu. Many fixes for Ubuntu and Xubuntu work on PC/OS. All software compiled for Ubuntu runs on PC/OS and should anything happen to PC/OS users can still get their fixes from Canonical and maintain their distribution and makes the migration smoother. The desktop is based off of XFCE and is laid out similar to the BeOS. PC/OS does not aim to be a ground up reimplementation of the BeOS but to be as simple to use as the BeOS was. The XFCE desktop is light,modern and powerful. It can be used to power the newest workstations as well as older hardware allowing you to get the maximum potential out of your investment.

What can I do with PC/OS

It is your computer, do with it what you want. if you want to watch that Windows Media file, go right ahead. Your music files not in .ogg, thats fine by us. Do you want to watch that flash video on YouTube? go ahead.

Of course, we do encourage the open route. Open Source doesn't survive without contribution but you as users should have the freedom to do whatever it is you want to do.

We also encourage consistency. XFCE is our desktop, not GNOME, not KDE, not TWM, not PWM. of course in accordance with our first part of the mission statement the others are available for download and installation.