Release 8.0 from install to features.

This article details the events that led up to Syllable's fork from AtheOS, including the 9 month disappearance of Kurt Skauen, the lead developer of AtheOS. [OSNews]

Positive account of introducing some total computer novices to GNU/Linux, with about 100 forum comments. First of 2 parts. [OSNews.com]

Brief announcement of first THE (Archy) release, with over 50 forum comments. [OSNews.com]

Compares UI and usability of several desktop environments (DEs) that are widely used, admired, reviled: Windows XP Luna, BeOS 6 (Dano/Zeta), Mac OS X Aqua, Unix KDE and GNOME. Large article with many forum comments. [OSNews.com]

Introduction, history, review, features, many forum comments. OSNews.

Discusses development work on Syllable before version 0.4.1, and credits several members of the development team for the operating system. [OSNews]

The author bases this article on the installation and use of this operating system on four different hardware platforms.

Brief story with many forum comments, some humorous. OSNews.

James Smyth installs MDK 9.2 on a 600 MHz Dell Latitude CPx laptop, finding little new to be excited about - but noting better performance with games and multimedia. (osnews.com)