Sidux 2008.04 Pontos released

[Mike McKinlay]

On Wednesday 24 December 2008 08:13:45 am Collins Richey wrote:
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> On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Rick <rwbowers at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm looking to install a new linux server and am looking for a
> > distribution to run.
> >
> > Sidux is a new name to me. Is this yet another linux distribution? Where
> > does it fall in the Debian/slackware/RedHat camps? What are it's
> > noteworthy benefits?
>
> 6. Like Debian and many other distros, Sidux prefers non-proprietary
> software. That being said, Sidux provides excellent procedures for
> maintaining the binary blobs (ATI, nVidia, mplayer, codecs, etc.) that
> are necessary (IMO) to make Linux a more pleasant experience.

I just installed Sidux on a spare machine, No problems encountered and it 
seems to work well on this old box (Pentium 4 3.2 ghz, 2 gigs memory, agp 
nvidia 7800 card). Installed from Live dvd to save d/l time. I'm impressed at 
the simplicity and speed of the install.
Mike

Sending this from newer 64 bit computer running from live disk.