Welcome to PC/OS
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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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/OSIt 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.
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I took a look at their Linux offerings and there are no all-in-one multimedia distributions, so I guess they dont care to offer their users one unless its Windows and Mac OS X. That I might add they are shipping illegally. PC/OS is great, dont get discouraged by this.
Well its their loss. The problem I have with a normal Ubuntu install is the fact that I have to go to the repositories to make my system usable. And unfortunately I cant do that without using my wireless adaptor which I have to use the b43-fwcutter which doesnt ship with Ubuntu which requires an active internet connection, it does ship with PC/OS. My dorm is wireless so I dont have a Jack to plug in. One thing is for sure, if thats Psystars Linux lineup I wont be buying.
The client went with Dell. The only reason they looked at Psystar was specifically to support PC/OS and when they didnt find it they went with a competitor. I dont know the deciding factors and really could care less. My only beef is if they thought PC/OS was crap just let me know that you werent going to use it. I spent hours creating an OEM specific ISO for them, they obviously never used it.
PC/OS when they got involved was at 2008v2 and that was an incredible release and the updates have been widely accepted. Unfortunately now if they want it they will pay OEM pricing for OpenWorkstation. We are 33 on Distrowatch, I have over 300 hits a day and a few weeks ago we hit our one millionth download of PC/OS. PC/OS 2009v2 will as always expand on that set and hey, if I get no OEM deals I am fine with that. PC/OS is tested on multiple configurations from many companies and pretty soon I will start a list of those companies so that users can buy machines from a known source that they know they will have a good experience. I will keep producing the OEM ISO's specifically for people who may want to pick it up again but the Psystar pullout saves me time, bandwidth and a lot of unanswered e-mails. If someone wants to donate a Psystar machine so that I can test it in case you have an urge to buy one let me know. The time has come to replace two of the build machines and as one poster said, I also wont be buying from Psystar.
What a bunch of dweebs they must have there. PC/OS blows away their current Linux lineup. But you are probably better off. Apple will obliterate them when their lawsuit goes to court.
asked em about it but got 0 response. Well, one less vendor I will never buy from.
Honestly, with Psystars future looking as cloudy as it does with the Apple lawsuit etc. This is probably a good thing. Apple will more than likely go after others in this mess and you could be guilty by association.
I have seen better machines btw and I prefer Dells anyhow.
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