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TUXEDO Computers to Develop Own Ubuntu-Based Linux Distro Using Xfce Desktop

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 05 2017, @02:54PM   
from the now-if-it-came-with-Tails dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

Vinzenz Vietzke of TUXEDO Computers announced today that the German electronics manufacturer, which is known for selling laptops and desktop computers that ship pre-loaded with Linux, created their own distro.

The news comes just a week after System76 computer reseller announced Pop!_OS as their own GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and the GNOME desktop environment, and it now looks like TUXEDO Computers follow suit and announce TUXEDO Xubuntu, their own Xubuntu-based distro, which will power all of their computers in the near future.

"We have been working on this project for several months. We have been thinking about the usability of the desktop, have included user feedback in our considerations and made some surveys on desktop usage," says Vinzenz Vietzke. "The result of our research, surveys and countless tests is now that we have chosen Xfce based on Ubuntu."

Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/tuxedo-computers-to-develop-own-ubuntu-based-linux-distro-using-xfce-desktop-516821.shtml

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• Re:Yay for even more fragmentation Re:Yay for even more fragmentation (Score: 2) by Arik on Wednesday July 05 2017, @06:46PM (2 children)

  by Arik (4543) on Wednesday July 05 2017, @06:46PM (#535334) Journal

  POSIX and similar standards provide source portability. This is a good thing, the same logic in the same human readable form will do the same thing even though the underlying hardware is different - exactly what we want.
  
  What the dingbat you replied to wants is something entirely different - binary portability. So that he can compile some sort of malware into an opaque binary and then convince other people to run it on their machines. This is NOT a good thing - binary compatibility only empowers the vultures and hyenas that are afraid to show their work.

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• Ode to Spot Ode to Spot (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 05 2017, @07:06PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 05 2017, @07:06PM (#535352)

  
  Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
  An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature;
  Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
  Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.

  I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
  A singular development of cat communications
  That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
  For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.

  • A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
    You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
    And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
    It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.

  *SPOILER* (click to show) *SPOILER* (click to hide)

  O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
  Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
  And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
  I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.

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  • Re:Ode to Spot (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @01:35AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 06 2017, @01:35AM (#535495)

    We need <U>, <CENTER> and <BIG> so posts like those above can have their freest, fullest, most glorious expression.

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         stages of metamorphic
         rotating humanity - as a
         baby, child, parent and
         grandparent evolution.

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