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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> ____/ William Poaster on Monday 25 Jul 2011 17:02 : \____
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>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>> ____/ William Poaster on Sunday 24 Jul 2011 16:21 : \____
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>>>>> On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:05:13 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>>>> ____/ Homer on Sunday 17 Jul 2011 00:51 : \____
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>>>>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kororaa 15 (Squirt) Beta released
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>| The first beta release of Kororaa 15 (codename âSquirtâ) has
>>>>>>>>| hit the mirrors, and is available for download, in 32 and
>>>>>>>>| 64 bit with KDE 4.6 and GNOME 3.
>>>>>>>> `----
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://kororaa.org/2011/07/kororaa-15-squirt-beta-released/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wow, I still have kororaa-xgl-livecd-0.2.iso (the one that caused a
>>>>>>> scandal because it shipped Nvidia's binary blobs, and was subsequently
>>>>>>> pulled). I think that was actually my first ever experience of a Linux
>>>>>>> 3D desktop (or any 3D desktop).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Seems like a lifetime ago now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nice to see it kept going.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Its developer, Chris Smart, is also a very nice person and Mono sceptic.
>>>>>
>>>>> I downloaded the Live DVD & tried it. It's quite good, considering that
>>>>> it's a beta release. It will download & install ATi & nVIDIA drivers for
>>>>> you, if you wish.
>>>>
>>>> I think this distro was the first to have 3D out of the box in Live CD
>>>> mode.
>>>
>>> I've tried the 64-bit LiveCD, & (IMHO) from what I've seen of it so far,
>>> (it *is* only in Beta) I'd say it has potential to be a really good
>>> distro.
>>>
>>> As it says on the website "easier for new users, while still being useful
>>> for experts."
>>
>> You can try to contact its developer, Chris. He'll be delighted to hear you
>> like it.
>
> Ok. :-)
>
> I shall follow the distro's development with interest.
Mint is my new favourite now (just installed it and set it up for someone).
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