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Official website: https://elementary.io https://elementary.io

higherpurpose 11y ago
As a new potential user I'd like to see more screenshots on the front page before I send them my money or download and install the OS. A video preview of 2-3 minutes would be even better.
- fugusaurus 11y ago
  Select 'Custom' under the payment options, enter 0.00 and download. Contribute later if you want to.
  - evook 11y ago
    Their official Download Mirror is sourceforge.
- donpdonp 11y ago
  There is a surprising lack of information on the website. Here are a couple links that help fill in the gaps. "elementary OS is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It makes use of a desktop with its own shell named Pantheon,[2] and is deeply integrated with other elementary OS applications like Plank (a dock), Midori (the default web browser) and Scratch (a simple text editor). This distribution uses Gala as its window manager..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_OS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_OS "elementary OS Freya vs elementary OS Luna - What's new?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBS6RDLTNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBS6RDLTNA It looks intriguing. A host of application level services built on linux leads me to think of this as a KDE-like effort to remake the desktop.
  - xorcist 11y ago
    A browser that's not Firefox or Chrome scares me slightly, considering the amount of resources that go into securing them, yet they all fall at cansecwest. How vulnerable can I expect to be running Midori?
    - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
      Midori is WebKit-based, so it's only as vulnerable as Safari.
      - setpatchaddress 11y ago
        WebKit isn't the only possible source of insecurity in an app that uses it. It may not even be in the top 10 versus things like image and font rendering libraries.
      - psgbg 11y ago
        That's not actually true. A browser is not as secure as it's engine. The thing is really more complex than that. There are configurations concern, certificates, security layer, apps/plugins/add-ons, bugs within the ui layer...
        TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
        Sure, but the bulk of the issues are in the renderering engine, and for that they are sorted.
        psgbg 11y ago
        I know, it's the exposed part after all, but still I wouldn't recommend it as "secure as safari".
- iKlsR 11y ago
  They did a hangout yesterday where they run through a few things here https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=wtxmBJKMrDI https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=wtxmBJKMrDI.
  - agumonkey 11y ago
    It's funny, it's like a bedroom version of an Apple conf. Similar progress pace, but small team and FOSS.
    - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
      The eOS devs do seem to take a lot of cues from Apple.
      - agumonkey 11y ago
        Yes, it's not surprising and not limited to them either. But seeing all the similarities in a non fanatic context also makes Apple work a tad less amazing.
- deleted 11y ago
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- linuxexchange 11y ago
  We've been doing boot process and default desktop screencasts for new Linux releases for a little while now at LQ. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-screencasts-114/elementary-os-freya-screencast-4175539420/ http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-screencasts-11... for the elementary OS Freya one.

As a new potential user I'd like to see more screenshots on the front page before I send them my money or download and install the OS. A video preview of 2-3 minutes would be even better.

fugusaurus 11y ago
Select 'Custom' under the payment options, enter 0.00 and download. Contribute later if you want to.
- evook 11y ago
  Their official Download Mirror is sourceforge.
donpdonp 11y ago
There is a surprising lack of information on the website. Here are a couple links that help fill in the gaps. "elementary OS is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It makes use of a desktop with its own shell named Pantheon,[2] and is deeply integrated with other elementary OS applications like Plank (a dock), Midori (the default web browser) and Scratch (a simple text editor). This distribution uses Gala as its window manager..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_OS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_OS "elementary OS Freya vs elementary OS Luna - What's new?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBS6RDLTNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBS6RDLTNA It looks intriguing. A host of application level services built on linux leads me to think of this as a KDE-like effort to remake the desktop.
- xorcist 11y ago
  A browser that's not Firefox or Chrome scares me slightly, considering the amount of resources that go into securing them, yet they all fall at cansecwest. How vulnerable can I expect to be running Midori?
  - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
    Midori is WebKit-based, so it's only as vulnerable as Safari.
    - setpatchaddress 11y ago
      WebKit isn't the only possible source of insecurity in an app that uses it. It may not even be in the top 10 versus things like image and font rendering libraries.
    - psgbg 11y ago
      That's not actually true. A browser is not as secure as it's engine. The thing is really more complex than that. There are configurations concern, certificates, security layer, apps/plugins/add-ons, bugs within the ui layer...
      - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
        Sure, but the bulk of the issues are in the renderering engine, and for that they are sorted.
        psgbg 11y ago
        I know, it's the exposed part after all, but still I wouldn't recommend it as "secure as safari".
iKlsR 11y ago
They did a hangout yesterday where they run through a few things here https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=wtxmBJKMrDI https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=wtxmBJKMrDI.
- agumonkey 11y ago
  It's funny, it's like a bedroom version of an Apple conf. Similar progress pace, but small team and FOSS.
  - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
    The eOS devs do seem to take a lot of cues from Apple.
    - agumonkey 11y ago
      Yes, it's not surprising and not limited to them either. But seeing all the similarities in a non fanatic context also makes Apple work a tad less amazing.
deleted 11y ago
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linuxexchange 11y ago
We've been doing boot process and default desktop screencasts for new Linux releases for a little while now at LQ. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-screencasts-114/elementary-os-freya-screencast-4175539420/ http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-screencasts-11... for the elementary OS Freya one.