Shift Linux reviewed at Tuxmachines


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Sheesh - what a jerk.

Clearly did virtually no research on Neowin whatsoever - "It has Win in the name - ergo its a Windows site" - yes, it may be predominantly Windows but it has a very busy Mac and Linux community also!

I still say both thumbs up to the team working on Shift - its hard and (in cases like this) unrewarding but bloody good work guys.. something i'd never have the skills to do.

Ha! I think that he should have waited until we released this to the public.............. he is reviewing an "alpha" edition that is not yet ready for the public.....

I hope that the reviewer will test our public releases to be a bit fairer.......

Barney

Thing is with tuxmachines, is normally once they have picked up on a distro they continue its coverage, good or bad, and generally gives fair reviews. Granted, its in alpha, but the review wasn't as negative as it could have been. As the distro gets further along no doubt the reviews will get better. Good thing is tuxmachines ia quite a large site so it will get the name out there.

Oh, and btw, the reviewer is a she ;)

Thing is with tuxmachines, is normally once they have picked up on a distro they continue its coverage, good or bad, and generally gives fair reviews. Granted, its in alpha, but the review wasn't as negative as it could have been. As the distro gets further along no doubt the reviews will get better. Good thing is tuxmachines ia quite a large site so it will get the name out there.

Oh, and btw, the reviewer is a she ;)

D'oh.... a she........ :pinch:

You are absolutely right, Randomnut. As they say in politics, any press is good press.... :yes:

Barney

I think it was a fair review, minus the fact that "alpha", or even at this point "pre-alpha" wasn't mentioned. Nor was the fact that everything there has been built in a month, which is quite an incredible feat.

Ha! I think that he should have waited until we released this to the public.............. he is reviewing an "alpha" edition that is not yet ready for the public.....

I hope that the reviewer will test our public releases to be a bit fairer.......

Barney

I said this before he reviewed it in the other thread about submitting it for review.

I said it wouldn't get a good review at this stage and would only hurt the distro before it's even completed...

I said this before he reviewed it in the other thread about submitting it for review.

Actually, I am not sure anyone here submitted it for review....... :blink:

Barney

  • 2 weeks later...

I'm disagreeing with the few people in this thread that said it was an unfair review, or that he woke up on the wrong side of bed.

The great thing about Shift Linux is its potential, and the fact it unifies the community here with something to work on. Right now, he's right: it's nothing to write home about, nothing special. But the potential is there. There's no need to get upset over a very mediocre review when, as yet, it's all it deserves. In time, with the dedication of the community here, I have no doubt that it will turn into something great. Just wait.

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