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Story: Photos: Ubuntu 7.10
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/gutsy/release/ubuntu-7.10-dvd-i386.iso
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/gutsy/release/ubuntu-7.10-dvd-i386.iso
Downloaded Gutsy, v7.10 last night. Ran the live version worked perfectly. Interestingly even my new Logitecth MX Air which is supposed to be Windows XP/Vista Only (not even Mac!) worked perfectly straight from the box including Volume highlights. Love the Wireless, the new graphics - worked well on 82852/82855 Centrino Chipset.
Personally if I was setting up my company from scratch - I'd use Ubuntu, why would anyone on a tight budget risk installing/using pirated software, or spending £300-500 of your initial budget per machine on software which either way would be a threat to their business.
This software is much more business oriented than Vista. Anyone who has tried to copy more than a few files with Vista will realise it can't even do that very well or quickly.
The time saved by having everything just working from scratch ie. Word processing , spreadsheet, presentation software. Rather than Windows XP with its SP2, then a further 82-100 updates. Office (and all its updates) , antivirus (all those updates) the list goes on.
This just works - give it a go by booting from the DVD, it doesn't install anything to start with , but gives you the option to test it on your machine, and then install if you like the results.
There is also a much smaller CD version available (702MB) , the DVD is a big file so give your ISP a break and download overnight or via torrents.
Its about time business's gave Linux a go, this version tips the balance in the favour of productivity, and away from XP. (No wonder the scare mongering of patent infridgements has started - they are worried)
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