A very positive Bodhi Linux review by Bruce Byfield

I have a lot of respect for Bruce Byfleld as a writer about open source, and today he turns in an extremely positive review of Bodhi Linux. I'll have to forgive Bruce for misspelling Bodhi throughout (and hope the Linux Pro site fixes it in the near future).

Byfield focuses on the Enlightenment-running, Ubuntu-based new distribution's adherence to principles and focus on experienced users:

Bodhi starts with a small and well-defined set of priorities and carries them through consistently. This consistency makes it stand out from recent releases of most distributions, most of which try to be everything to every user, and, as a result often fail to distinguish themselves to any degree. You may not agree or care about what Bodhi's team think is important, but after twenty minutes of investigating the distribution, you can be in little doubt of what the project's priorities are.

Bodhi makes no attempt to appeal to absolute beginners. It assumes a basic familiarity with the free desktop, and probably it is older and more experienced users who would appreciate the distro's design principles.

What I like about Bodhi's philosophy is the lean installation, emphasis on quickness, reliance on the Ubuntu LTS as a base (setting itself up for a 2-year release cycle). Find the details here.