Comments on “Zorin OS 12
Pietz Prove@gopietz · Media Computer Science Student
my first impression was very positive as i dig the looks, but it went downhill from there. the text on your website sounds like you are targeting rookie-windows-users, but even many of those people know that "safe from viruses" is just a flat out lie. personally, i lost any trust in the product following that sentence. to me it means that clever marketing h… See more
Sam McLeod@s_mcleod · Ops Lead
@gopietz I have no idea how they're getting away with re-branding Ubuntu 16.04, not adding any real security features from what I can see, using ext2 for /boot (what theeeee?!) and then trying to charge for a premium version.
Pietz Prove@gopietz · Media Computer Science Student
@s_mcleod i agree with you. lets wait and give them a chance to make their case :)
Sam McLeod@s_mcleod · Ops Lead
@gopietz oh for sure, I'm all for more competition and creativity in software, the only bits I really have a problem with are A) Claiming outright that it's going to increase your security and B) Theming an existing distro then charging money for a premium version of it (which might actually break the licensing, thus law).