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In my attempts to gain greater knowledge of Linux I have tried a few distros and Feren OS was one that I saw had quite good ratings so I thought I'd give it a try and promptly wished I hadn't
Feren OS claims to be based on Mint ! I say claims and they are entitled to claim that. So I thought to myself that's good, I like Mint so what see what they've done differently. So I downloaded and it was the same as mint okay the background was different, but everything else was the same. Digging further, yep the back grounds were the same, the themes were the same, so what was different? Try as hard as I could I couldn't find anything that was different!
This is the conclusion that I came up with at the time : I can not see why some others have rated this so highly, it is the worst Linux I have tried. I really can not find anything good to say about. This is a case of someone trying too hard to get something and ending up with nothing. A Jack of all trades and master of none. Really if you are going to make an OS then just sick with one idea. If this is meant to be a mint spin, then all I can say is that it not the Linux Mint but one taken from the garden. Other will disagree with me and I know that, but this is my honest assessment of this. Sorry to the person who made, but go back to the drawing board and start again.
And I wasn't the only one another wrote: Feren OS as it stands is a fairly competent system which "borrows heavily" from the hard work which Linux Mint put into their builds. it's written that the sincerest form of flattery is by imitation but I guess if you want to create a successful operating system you may want to nearly directly copy one that you already know works very well. such is the case with Feren OS.
We all know that many distros are "based" on others, based here being the operative word, for they are different in many ways that the "mother". Feren OS is really just Mint under another name IMHO, which is a pity because the makers of it could have something if they put in as much effort as they have done so with making the copy. If they had taken the best of Mint and added their own twist for example.
If you had not come across Mint then Feren OS would be wonderful and it is there is nothing wrong with it. However once you know about Mint then you realise that it is superior in all ways including support. Personally I can't see any reason for Feren OS and I think unless they make radical changes that it will be just another Distro which has come and gone
Feren OS claims to be based on Mint ! I say claims and they are entitled to claim that. So I thought to myself that's good, I like Mint so what see what they've done differently. So I downloaded and it was the same as mint okay the background was different, but everything else was the same. Digging further, yep the back grounds were the same, the themes were the same, so what was different? Try as hard as I could I couldn't find anything that was different!
This is the conclusion that I came up with at the time : I can not see why some others have rated this so highly, it is the worst Linux I have tried. I really can not find anything good to say about. This is a case of someone trying too hard to get something and ending up with nothing. A Jack of all trades and master of none. Really if you are going to make an OS then just sick with one idea. If this is meant to be a mint spin, then all I can say is that it not the Linux Mint but one taken from the garden. Other will disagree with me and I know that, but this is my honest assessment of this. Sorry to the person who made, but go back to the drawing board and start again.
And I wasn't the only one another wrote: Feren OS as it stands is a fairly competent system which "borrows heavily" from the hard work which Linux Mint put into their builds. it's written that the sincerest form of flattery is by imitation but I guess if you want to create a successful operating system you may want to nearly directly copy one that you already know works very well. such is the case with Feren OS.
We all know that many distros are "based" on others, based here being the operative word, for they are different in many ways that the "mother". Feren OS is really just Mint under another name IMHO, which is a pity because the makers of it could have something if they put in as much effort as they have done so with making the copy. If they had taken the best of Mint and added their own twist for example.
If you had not come across Mint then Feren OS would be wonderful and it is there is nothing wrong with it. However once you know about Mint then you realise that it is superior in all ways including support. Personally I can't see any reason for Feren OS and I think unless they make radical changes that it will be just another Distro which has come and gone
