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Sun to unveil alternative to Windows desktop
The Sun Java Desktop system, which was formerly code-named Mad Hatter, runs on the open-source Linux operating system and includes a variety of other programs that replace Microsoft's Internet browser, productivity suite and other parts of the Windows package.
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Or, I can just download [url=http://www.redhat.com/apps/download/]Red Hat Linux[/url], and then install [url=http://www.ximian.com/products/desktop/download.html]XI
IAN GNOME[/url] onto it, completely free, and I will still have a perfectly viable alternative to Windows, full of free gadgets, etc. Add [url=www.mplayerhq.hu/]Mplayer[/url] into the mix, and I am starting to get a system that's a good alternative to Windows XP on the go.Here's the setup I am talking about : (Sorry 56Kers!)[img]http://www.techspot.com/gallery/data/2/23xd2-3.
pg[/img]This is free! All of it! You just have to be able to download it. If you have broadband, or a fast connection at work, there you go. Oh, and add Netscape as well. Its Linux version is great.What more could you ask for? This Sun Java Desktop thing costs $50, and why should I pay $50 when I can pay nothing??
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