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翻译：Xiaobb 校对:VinoCos
Written by Art Schreckengost
Art Schreckengost 著
In the past, I've reviewed some unknown Ubuntu derivatives, but recently I came across one so obscure I'm not quite sure how I found it.
以前，我曾对许多不太出名的Ubuntu衍生系统进行过评测，但是最近我碰到了一个让我摸不着头脑的系统，我甚至都不清楚我是怎么发现它的。
I'm referring to openArtist 5th Incarnation (oA hereafter), an OS that has managed to stay hidden even though it's been out 3 years (DistroWatch and Wikipedia have zip). About the only information I could gather was limited to either the website (www.openartisthq.org) or 2009 developer posts on BlenderNation.com and BlenderArtists.org.
这个系统便是openArtist 5th Incarnation（下文简称为oA）。尽管它已经开发成功3年了，却仍然鲜为人知（你可以在Distroatch和Wiki百科中下载它的Zip压缩包）。我也只能从网站（www.openartisthq.org）或者BlenderNation.com和BlenderArtists.org上2009年开发者的发帖中找到有限的信息。
But this transparency is largely on purpose as the developer (an Austrian student going by the name cellstorm) has opted to keep his OS underground until he's sure it's ready for wide release.
这主要是因为开发者（一位名叫Cellstorm的奥地利学生）希望确保系统在适合被广泛发布之前不被过多地曝光。
Based upon 64-bit Ubuntu Maverick 10.10, oA packs the Linux 2.6.35 kernel with Gnome 2.32 desktop as default. 3 versions of Openbox are offered as alternates along with Hildon, all of which will be reviewed shortly.
在Ubuntu 10.10-64位系统的基础上，oA系统默认使用的Linux 2.6.35内核，以及Gnome 2.32桌面。此外，系统提供3个版本的Openbox以及Hilson做为备选，我们将在后文对他们进行评测。
The website is largely a work-in-progress, so forums appear sporadically used while the news-page consists of a one-sentence entry from February 2011, stating a new version has been released (a revision several months later gets no mention). The download from this site links to SourceForge.net, and shows over 70 downloads per week (so why such little press?).
该系统的网站还只是一个半成品，因此论坛似乎只是偶尔有人使用。新闻页也从2011年2月起就一直标着新版本即将发布（没有提及几个月后发布的修订版本）。官网上SourceForge.net的下载链接显示系统的下载量保持在每周70份左右（为什么这个系统仍然这么小众呢？）。
Releases, as you may have gathered, get the title of “Incarnation,” and each new version gets a whole number instead of the usual decimal point system. I can find no 1st - instead 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Incarnations were released in March, June and December 2009, after which the pace slowed until 5th was issued in February 2011 (with a revision, but no number change, in October).
你可能已经发现，发行版本都有一个共同的标题“Incarnation（化身）”，并且每一个新版本都用一个整数而不是常见的小数格式进行标注。它在2009年的3月、6月和9月分别发布了第2版、第3版和第4版，却唯独找不到第1版。此后，系统开发进度放缓，直到2011年2月才发布第5版（之后在10月发布了一个修订版，不过系统版本号并没有改变）。
At 2.9GB, the ISO image may seem hefty, but this is 1GB less than ArtistX and 600MB less than oA 4th Incarnation, the previous release. Recommended HDD allotment is 10GB (it does take 9) but that's for live mode users (using a flash drive with persistence). Those opting for full installation would be wise to allocate no less than 20GB. I'll explain why later.
2.9GB的ISO镜像文件也许看起来非常庞大，但这已经比ArtistX小了1GB，而比起oA第4版则小了600MB。系统建议分配10GB硬盘空间进行安装（安装完毕后至少会占用9GB），但这只针对使用闪存试硬盘的即时模式用户。对于那些选择完全安装的用户，最好给系统分配不少于20GB的空间。我将在后面进一步解释原因。
I opted for full installation on my Acer laptop but there are oddities and warnings to watch for. First, the keyboard defaults to UK settings, so don't blindly click on the forward button unless you desire that (cellstorm is changing this to US).
我选择在我的宏基笔记本电脑上进行了完全安装，不过这里有些特殊的地方和警告需要注意。首先，键盘默认方式是英式键盘，所以除非你希望使用英式键盘方式，否则请选择一下键盘然后再进行下一步（cellstorm正在试图将美式键盘方式作为默认首选）。
Second, pay heed to the pop-up warning box. Due to some programs being modified, they will not work properly - unless “tux” is used as both the user-ID and password, at least initially. Enter whatever you like but the installer automatically defaults to tux (the password can be changed post-installation but the user-ID must remain tux).
其次，对于任何弹出的警告窗口都要仔细阅读。由于某些程序被修改过，除非在初始阶段以“tux”作为系统帐号和密码，否则他们无法正常工作。因此，不论你输入什么用户名和密码，安装程序都会自动默认使用账户“tux”（在安装后你可以更改“tux”账户的密码，但账户名无法改变）。
Installation was breezy at 30 minutes, but what's really impressive is that the post-install updates were a minuscule 10MB indicating the latest updates were slipstreamed into the image. Hallelujah!
30分钟的安装过程进行的非常顺利，不过最让人印象深刻的其实是安装后程序更新仅有10MB，这说明所有最新的更新都被集成到了安装镜像中了。我的天啊！
By the way, you'll be prompted by the Canonical nag to upgrade to 11.04 but don't! I tried it just out of curiosity, and it not only failed but created an unusable OS.
顺便说一下，Canonical会不停地你提醒你升级至11.04版本，但千万别升级！出于好奇我试过一次，结果不仅仅升级失败，而且系统无法继续使用。
Unlike Ubuntu, where you'll see a splash screen and have no clue what's going on in the background, oA gives users scrolling hardware checks for roughly 45 seconds until the Gnome desktop appears. There is no musical ditty, either.
通常Ubuntu系统开机的时候你会看到一个开场动画，而对于后台运行的状态我们无从窥视。不同的是，oA开机时，在出现Gnome桌面前会显示大约45秒的硬件检查滚动信息。同样，oA也没有开机音乐。
As for drivers and codecs, let's just say if your file won't play or open, it's defective. There were no hardware issues, and resource usage was within reason (RAM rarely peaked above 20% of my 4GB, and processor stress averaged 20% too, with the occasional spike to 40%). Compiz settings are dialed down, which helps, but users can add all the flaming windows and wobbly menus they desire if their video card will take it. Wireless worked out of the box, and even my video card didn't need a driver (something that Ubuntu usually nails me for after the first boot).
关于硬件驱动和解码，可以这么说，如果你的文件无法播放或打开，应该是这个文件本身有缺陷。这里并不存在硬件问题，系统资源的使用也比较合理（在我使用过程中，4GB内存占用量很少超过为20%，CPU占用量也在20%左右，偶尔上到过40%）。关闭Compiz设置可以提高系统性能，但如果显卡足够强大的话，用户完全可以开启任何想要使用的桌面特效。无线网络模块可以开箱即用，甚至连我的显卡都不需要额外去安装驱动，这一点相比Ubuntu来说要方便的多。
The desktop design consists of black and gray sweeps punctuated by the Ubuntu circle of friends dead center with the oA triple arrowhead logo in the center of that (think Mitsubishi logo with arrowheads instead of diamonds). Several alternate backgrounds are available including atomic bomb blast pics (odd for an artistic venture).
桌面背景由黑色和灰色的弧形组成，并且中央点缀有加入了oA三箭头图标的Ubuntu圆环标志（想像一下把三菱标志中的菱形换成箭头）。除此之外还有其他几种备选背景，其中包含了原子弹爆炸的图片（对一个艺术相关的系统来说这可不常见）。
Top and bottom panels are there, with the lower bunk reserved to park minimized apps or browser windows. It's the top that will catch your eye. To the left are menu entries for 2D, 3D, AUD, VID, VJ, hardware (represented by a video card icon) programming (shown as binary code), and collaboration (two hands clasped) along with the usual main menu button consisting of the oA arrowhead logo. Clicking on any one of these causes a menu to drop with the appropriate programs.
在顶部和底部面板中，底部的面板显示最小化的应用程序或浏览器窗口。顶部面板非常引人注目。菜单项从左至右分别为2D，3D，AUD，VID，VJ，硬件（以显卡图标表示），编程（以二进制代码表示），协作（以握手图标表示），和oA箭头标志表示的主菜单按钮。点击任何一个图标，都会显示含有对应程序的下拉菜单。
To the right are the ubiquitous time, date, wireless, sound, and battery icons - with extras for Guake Terminal, Dropbox and easystroke.
顶部面板右边是比较常见的时间，日期，无线网络，声音，电池图标，此外还有附件的Guake终端，Dropbox和easystroke等应用。
This does make for crowded real estate up top, but cellstorm includes alternate designs in the Switch Gnome Layout program ranging from XP lookalikes and Gnome standards to tablet oriented offerings.
这么设计确实让面板看起来有一些拥挤，不过系统的作者cellstorm在更换Gnome布局的程序中提供了Windows XP风格，Gnome标准布局乃至面向平板的多种备选设计。
After you've got the desktop design decision settled, it's time to pay a visit to the main menu, but you had better be prepared. Synaptic Package Manager shows 3,400 installed packages along with 130 PPA sources while the website listing of applications shows 1,400 installed.
在你确定桌面的设计之后，是时候游览一下主菜单课。但你最好有个心里准备。新立得软件包管理器显示有3400个已安装的软件包和130个PPA软件源，而官网上则列出了1400个软件。
As a side note, don't be like me and attempt to print the website applications listing – it's over 30 pages.
顺带一提，不要像我一样尝试打印官网上的应用程序列表，那可有超过30页长。
In short, oA is a packed house.
总之，oA还真是被软件塞的满满当当。
Let me give fair warning by stating the menu design is at first awkward.
对于系统菜单设计的缺陷，接下来我将给出一个中肯的评价。
Opening the main menu produces the standard Gnome structure - with major division headings (and a few more), but cellstorm redesigned the sub-menus. Instead of alphabetical listings, programs are separated by specific use and put in blocks, each separated by a barely visible line. While each block is alphabetized, the sequence starts again for each block. As a result you may see programs starting with A after those starting with M.
主菜单的设计方式使用了标准Gnome框架，即主要分类标题（和一些新增的标题）。但cellstorm在此基础上，对子菜单进行重新设计。程序不是简单按照字母顺序进行排列，而是根据具体作用来分组保存，每个分组之间由一条几乎看不见的细线隔开。尽管，分组内部的程序是按字母表顺序进行排列的，但是每到下一个分组，顺序又会从头开始排起。所以你可能会看到以A开头的程序反而排在了以M开头的程序后面。
For example, Office is broken into 9 program blocks I call Creative Writing, LibreOffice, PDF Tools, Presentation, Slide Presentation, Mind-Mapping, Home Budgeting, Drawing, and Database. Relevant programs are in each block and alphabetized accordingly, but first-timers will be confused since the listing process starts anew for each block.
例如，Office被分为9个程序组（创意写作程序，LibreOffice，PDF工具，演示，幻灯片演示，心智图，家庭预算，图纸，和数据库）。每组中相关的程序按照字母顺序排列，但因为每个分组都会重头开始排列的程序，初次使用者很可能会不大习惯。
While there is logic in this design (grouping programs by use instead of alphabetically but randomly), the dark theme all but obliterates the separator lines, and since there are no block sub-titles, users will have to play a guessing game until they get the gist of it.
虽然这么这样的设计有逻辑可循（按程序的用处分类而不是按字母顺序混杂在一起），但系统的暗色调主题淡化了分割线，而每个分组又没有副标题，造成用户在掌握要领前不得不对分类进行猜测。
Changing to a lighter theme did make the separator lines stand out and that may help some.
使用较淡的主题会使分割线明显一点，也许会有些帮助。
An unintended consequence of program blocks is that adding new programs doesn't guarantee they'll be placed where you hope (or expect) and finding existing apps is something of a chore.
此外，程序分组的一个意想不到的后果是，新添加的程序并不一定会被放在你所希望（或期望）的地方，这让寻找应用程序成为了一个苦差事。
GoldenDict is under Office but Dictionary got slapped into Utilities and when I installed Google Chrome the menu heading got tossed in a block containing BitTorrent clients instead of the one reserved for browsers.
例如，GoldenDict保存在了Office分类中，而字典分组却在工具分类中。我安装谷歌浏览器后，它被放在了BitTorrent客户端所在的分组中，而没有被归类到为浏览器预留的分组里。
This means you'll have to play cat-and-mouse to find programs until you adjust to the sequence (I found it easier to park app icons on the desktop or panels).
这意味着在你适应这种排序方式前，你必须以玩猫捉老鼠的心态来寻找应用程序（我发现将程序图标放置在桌面或面板上会更方便些）。
There is no easy way to change this menu structure, although you could go through Main Menu or alacarte and switch program locations (imagine doing that for 1,400 programs!).
暂时还没有能够轻松改变菜单结构的办法，不过你可以通过主菜单或alacarte对程序的位置进行调整（试想一下总共有1400个程序在那等着你！）。
Any perceived shortcomings in such a design are outweighed by cellstorm's inclusion of heavily modified mouse-over program descriptions, some of which span several hundred words over several paragraphs as opposed to the usual Ubuntu cryptic one-liners. Mind you, he has done this for hundreds of programs, and it's really time to give up if you can't figure out what an app does after reading these mini-tutorials!
不过，cellsotrm加入的大量修改过的鼠标悬停提示足以弥补这些不足。有些提示甚至长达几个自然段并包含了数百个单词，在Ubuntu系统中它们往往被一句话带过了。要知道，他为数百个程序重写了这些提示。如果在看过这些微型提示后你还不能弄明白某个程序是做什么的，那还是放弃这个系统吧。
Design features aside, it's time to discuss what the menu contains. Below is a listing of maybe 5 to 10% of the total programs included in any category (forgive me if I misspell a few):
谈过了设计特点，我们再来讨论一下菜单所包含的内容。下面大约列出了各种类型的应用程序中的5%到10％（如果我拼错了的话，请原谅我）：
2D Graphics: Gimp, Inkscape, Skencil, vectormagic, Shotwell, Picasa, RawTherapee, Darkroom, gThumb, Rapid Photo Downloader, Karbon 14, Xara, DNGConverter, Stop Motion Capture, Agave, F-Spot, Fotowall, Cinepaint, Fotoxx, FontForge, Pixelize, GimPhoto, Gimp PaintersStudio, ArtRage, Disc Wrapper, Pencil, Hugin, Peacock, MyPaint, Krita.
2D 图形程序: Gimp, Inkscape, Skencil, vectormagic, Shotwell, Picasa, RawTherapee, Darkroom, gThumb, Rapid Photo Downloader, Karbon 14, Xara, DNGConverter, Stop Motion Capture, Agave, F-Spot, Fotowall, Cinepaint, Fotoxx, FontForge, Pixelize, GimPhoto, Gimp PaintersStudio, ArtRage, Disc Wrapper, Pencil, Hugin, Peacock, MyPaint, Krita.
3D Graphics: Blender 2.5 and 2.4, Houdini, Lodepaint, shaderlink, shaderdesigner, 3Delight, freestyle, Luxrender, Pantograph, Yararay, Librecad, Helios, DraftSight, Sweet Home 3D, Blender Game Engine, MeshLab, Wings3D, ArtofIllusion.
3D 图形程序: Blender 2.5 and 2.4, Houdini, Lodepaint, shaderlink, shaderdesigner, 3Delight, freestyle, Luxrender, Pantograph, Yararay, Librecad, Helios, DraftSight, Sweet Home 3D, Blender Game Engine, MeshLab, Wings3D, ArtofIllusion.
Audio: Aqualung, Audacious, Amarok, Mixxx, aquaduo, Audacity, Patchage, Traverso, PsychoSynth, Hydrogen, Jackbeat, Qutesound, darksnow, Shoutcast, DeaDBeef, VLC, Banshee, Stretch Player, Renoise, SLTV, Oscilloscope, Flumotion, Ardour, Rosegarden, Jokosher, Ableton Live.
音频程序: Aqualung, Audacious, Amarok, Mixxx, aquaduo, Audacity, Patchage, Traverso, PsychoSynth, Hydrogen, Jackbeat, Qutesound, darksnow, Shoutcast, DeaDBeef, VLC, Banshee, Stretch Player, Renoise, SLTV, Oscilloscope, Flumotion, Ardour, Rosegarden, Jokosher, Ableton Live.
Video: Cinelerra, OpenShot, Pitivi, Handbrake, DeVeDe, 2ManDVD, k9copy, make.tv, OGMRip, AcidRip, dvdisaster, Videoporama, Webcamstudio, Wxcam, Gimp Animation, Avidemux.
视频程序: Cinelerra, OpenShot, Pitivi, Handbrake, DeVeDe, 2ManDVD, k9copy, make.tv, OGMRip, AcidRip, dvdisaster, Videoporama, Webcamstudio, Wxcam, Gimp Animation, Avidemux.
VJ: Veejay, freej, freemix, fluxus.
VJ程序: Veejay, freej, freemix, fluxus.
Hardware: Arduino, Fritzing, LightControl, Wacom Control Panel, Wiican.
硬件: Arduino, Fritzing, LightControl, Wacom Control Panel, Wiican.
Collaboration: Chandler, Nixnote, AbiWord, Helga, DrawPile, Dropbox, celtx.
协作: Chandler, Nixnote, AbiWord, Helga, DrawPile, Dropbox, celtx.
Internet: Midori, Firefox, Thunderbird, utorrent, Minitube, JBidwatcher, Bid-O-Matic, Pidgin, Skype, Google Earth, Google Gadgets, Nicotine, Chromium, Opera, RSS Owl.
因特网: Midori, Firefox, Thunderbird, utorrent, Minitube, JBidwatcher, Bid-O-Matic, Pidgin, Skype, Google Earth, Google Gadgets, Nicotine, Chromium, Opera, RSS Owl.
Office: Storybook, BookWrite, TextRoom, Planner, OpenProj, GanttProject, Time Tracer, Install LibreOffice, AbiWord, TaskJuggler, PDF Mod, Impress!ve, iFreeBudget, HomeBank, PyCAD, LyX Document Processor.
办公: Storybook, BookWrite, TextRoom, Planner, OpenProj, GanttProject, Time Tracer, Install LibreOffice, AbiWord, TaskJuggler, PDF Mod, Impress!ve, iFreeBudget, HomeBank, PyCAD, LyX Document Processor.
Programming: Qt Creator, Komodo-Edit, gedit, Aptana Studio, Python 2.6 and 3.1, BlueGriffon, Bluefish, Amaya, Thingamablog.
程序开发: Qt Creator, Komodo-Edit, gedit, Aptana Studio, Python 2.6 and 3.1, BlueGriffon, Bluefish, Amaya, Thingamablog.
Utilities: Gscrot, Parcellite, Searchmonkey, Furious ISO Mount, Screenlets
实用工具: Gscrot, Parcellite, Searchmonkey, Furious ISO Mount, Screenlets
Games: Yo Frankie!, Secret Mario Chronicles, dji Game Manager, SuperTuxKart, atanks
游戏: Yo Frankie!, Secret Mario Chronicles, dji Game Manager, SuperTuxKart, atanks
System (Control Center): Ubuntu One, Wireshark, aircrack-ng, Gparted, Brasero, K3b, Turbojet CD/DVD, Lacie 4L Lightscribe, ISO Master, Furious ISO Mount, UNetbootin, mintUpdate, BleachBit, Ubuntu Tweak, conky, Remastersys, Clonezilla, luckyBackup, Firestarter, Vidalia Tor GUI, Seahorse, RamDefrag, Guake Terminal, Easystroke MouseGestures.
系统(控制中心): Ubuntu One, Wireshark, aircrack-ng, Gparted, Brasero, K3b, Turbojet CD/DVD, Lacie 4L Lightscribe, ISO Master, Furious ISO Mount, UNetbootin, mintUpdate, BleachBit, Ubuntu Tweak, conky, Remastersys, Clonezilla, luckyBackup, Firestarter, Vidalia Tor GUI, Seahorse, RamDefrag, Guake Terminal, Easystroke MouseGestures.
While this may appear impressive, what's really astounding is that another 1,000+ apps are not listed above!
虽然这看起来已经很震撼了，但还有1000多个程序仍然未被列出！
Naturally, there is a sense of redundancy in having this many programs, but they are there and users have the option of using what they want and ignoring or uninstalling the rest.
当然，拥有如此大量的程序可以看成是一种冗余，但用户总可以选择使用他们想要的程序，忽略或卸载剩下那些不常用的。
The beauty of oA is that programs cover a wide range of categories and are not all artist-oriented. Most menu categories are well stocked, and some odd security apps are in the mix such as Wireshark and aircrack-ng. Even Firefox has the Scroogle Scraper add-on that cloaks web searches. Must be underground artists out there enjoying wireless code cracking - while remaining anonymous.
oA的优点是提供了种类繁多的应用程序，并且不局限于艺术向范畴。大多数菜单类别内容都非常殷实，不过其中也混入了一些奇怪的安全程序，例如Wireshark和aircrack-ng。甚至连Firefox也添加了Scroogle插件。看起来这儿有些艺术家在匿名地偷偷蹭网呢。
But there is a bit of hocus-pocus in the menu. Not all of what you see is actually there.
不过菜单里也耍了一些小把戏，你看到的程序未必就真的在那里。
Although not an accurate count, nearly 60 programs have either gray question marks or white boxes with blue borders as icons, and these designate recommended but not installed programs (only one, LibreOffice, had “Install” in the title, the rest were just marked with icons). According to the website, these were not installed due to space or licensing issues (the design of icons for these programs also varied. Some got question marks, while others saw the blue and white boxes - so I can only guess each computer interprets the icons differently).
据不完全统计，有将近60个程序使用灰色的问号或白底蓝色边框的方框作为图标。这些图标是系统推荐但尚未安装的程序（只有一个例外，LibreOffice在标题里写明了“已安装”，其余程序都仅有一个图标）。据该系统网站称，这些程序都是因为系统空间以及版权问题而没有进行安装（这些程序使用的图标也各不相同。有的使用问号，有的使用白底蓝色边框的方框， 所以我只能猜测不同电脑对这些图标的识别可能不同）。
Clicking on one of these “programs-to-be” initiates a process in which a terminal window opens to execute an automatic apt-get install command. There is no user interaction in most cases beyond this – just sit back and watch the show.
点击这些待安装程序中的任意一个，都会在终端窗口中自动执行apt-get安装命令。在大多数情况下用户不用进行任何其他操作，只要看着就好了。
While some are small and take little time, others are humongous. Ableton Live was 620MB to download, and took 900MB once installed, and a few others tipped the scales at 100MB+. When all was said and done, I saw my HDD usage balloon from 9GB to nearly 16GB, which is why I'd recommend no less than 20GB if you plan a full installation. Those opting to use persistence via a USB drive had better plan on buying the largest stick available.
尽管有些程序比较小、安装花费的时间也短，但是其他程序却非常庞大。例如Ableton Live需要下载620MB的安装程序，且安装完毕后占用至少900MB的磁盘空间，还有一些程序大小也超过了100MB。在全部安装完之后，我发现硬盘已使用的空间从9GB飙升至16GB，这就是为什么我建议要进行完全安装的话，至少预留20GB的空间。打算在U盘上使用系统的话，最好还是尽可能买个容量大些的U盘比较好。
Would it be simpler to make a list of affected programs and perform a one-time bulk download via Synaptic Package Manager?
制作一个对应的软件列表，再通过新立得软件包管理器进行一次性批量下载是否会容易些呢？
Sounds great, but it's not quite that easy. Some of these programs are not listed in the repositories, and a couple (like virtualdub and avisynth) are Windows programs designed to work in Wine. Try if you like but I seriously doubt it will shave much time off the procedure.
这个点子听起来不错，但做起来可不那么容易。有些程序没有列出在程序库中，还有一些（例如VirtualDub和AviSynth）是Windows平台下的程序，只能通过Wine来运行。你可以试一下，但我很怀疑这得花掉你不少时间。
How long did it take me to install these apps? Roughly 8 hours over 2 days. Of course there is nothing to say you must install these, but it's nice to know they are available should the need arise.
安装全部这些应用程序需要多久呢？约2天零8个小时。你当然没必须安装这些程序，不过知道有这些程序在这里给你以备不时之需总是件好事情。
There were a couple of installation failures, such as Remastersys and LibreOffice, but these turned out to be site problems or links pointing to out-of-date versions (the former has been discontinued while the latter apparently changed versions). In both cases, I merely found other outlets and got the programs from there.
尽管有一些程序安装失败了，如Remastersys和LibreOffice，但失败的原因最终确定为网站的问题或链接指向了过时的版本（前者已经停止开发，而后者似乎是修改了版本）。在这两种情况下，我便从找其他站点来下载。
In most behemoths like oA, you can expect a raft of programs that don't work, but I had just one failure to cooperate, and that belonged to mintUpdate (it had a stroke during a repository update so I switched to Ubuntu Tweak and never had a problem again). These are not cellstorm problems, so I'm not going to ding him there.
在大多数跟oA一样庞大的系统中，发现一些程序无法运行是意料之内的事情。不过有一个软件我实在不想妥协，即mintUpdate（它数据库更新过程中出现了一些问题，所以我只能切换到Ubuntu Tweak，之后相同问题再没有出现过）。由于这不是cellstorm的问题，所以这里我不打算喷他。
Those preferring other than Gnome have four desktop choices -- Hildon, Openbox, Ardour, and Blender (the last two being Openbox variations that autostart the listed program).
那些不喜欢GNOME桌面的用户，有四种主题可以选择：Hildon，Openbox，Ardour和Blender（最后两个是基于Openbox的变种，可以自动运行特定程序）。
Originally designed for Nokia devices using the Maemo.org OS, cellstorm admits Hildon is an experiment at this time and, quite frankly, it never worked for me. Consisting of a black background with a settings icon in the right corner, users will soon discover this icon disappears if a mouse click comes remotely close, and the only way out is Ctrl, Alt and backspace.
cellstorm承认最初为搭载Maemo.org OS系统的Nokia设备设计的Hildon现在还只是一个实验品，坦率地说，在我的使用过程中它从没能正常运行过。Hildon显示黑色的背景，而右上角则是设定图标。用户很快就会发现只要鼠标点击稍微靠近一些，这个图标就会消失不见，唯一的解决办法就是Ctrl键+Alt键+退格键。
Unless you like playing “chase the disappearing icon”, pass on Hildon.
除非你喜欢玩“寻找消失的图标”的游戏，否则还是别使用Hildon。
Openbox has the standard desktop or variations that open either Ardour or Blender automatically (but the underlying desktop is still Openbox). No matter the choice, Openbox operated much quicker than Gnome once booted (LibreOffice scooted to an open page in less than 5 seconds compared to 15 in Gnome); however, it was no quicker from a cold boot than Gnome (indicating it's the hardware checks that are dragging the process down). Logging out of Gnome to Openbox was a different story. Once your password is entered and okay is clicked, the ready desktop appears within 2 seconds.
Openbox拥有标准桌面或者自动的打开Ardouror或Blender主题的变种形式（但底层桌面仍然是Openbox的）。无论选择哪种，成功启动后，Openbox的运行速度都要比GNOME快很多（例如，LibreOffice的在Openbox中打开只需要5秒而在Gnome中则需要至少15秒时间）;但是，它是的冷启动速度则没有Gnome桌面来的快（这是因为它的硬件检查拖慢了启动过程）。从Gnome切换到Openbox环境下又是另一回事了。一旦你输入的密码，点击OK按钮，2秒内就会显示桌面。
Curiously, CPU usage in Openbox was an almost non-existent 2% on average - with rare spikes above 5% - but RAM stayed at 14% at idle - with spikes to 25% (higher than Gnome).
奇怪的是，Openbox下的CPU使用率非常小，平均是2％，偶尔峰值会达到5％。但内存一般维持在14％，峰值达到25％（高于Gnome）。
The Openbox menu structure is different than Gnome's, and that's both good and bad. The “block” style program listing is there, but the icons and separator lines are gone, and the theme goes to white letters on a black background. For whatever reason, I found this easier to comprehend than the Gnome version, but there is a slight hitch. Since there are no icons in Openbox (just program titles), users have no way of knowing which programs are not yet installed until they click and see the terminal box.
Openbox的菜单结构与Gnome不同，有优点也有不足。“分组”式的程序列表依然存在，但程序图标和隔离线完全消失了，而主题也换成了白字黑底。出于某种原因，我发现这比GNOME版本更容易理解，但这里也有些小问题。由于Openbox下没有图标（只有程序标题），用户在看到点击后弹出的终端窗口前无从知道哪些程序尚未安装。
I'd recommend starting with Gnome until the programs-to-be are installed, and then switch over to Openbox for the faster interface.
我建议你一开始使用Gnome环境，等到软件都安装完毕后再切换到速度更快的Openbox。
At this point, some are undoubtedly itching to ask how oA compares with ArtistX, the other Ubuntu based distro for the artistically inclined.
现在，大家一定忍不住要问oA和ArtistX以及其他一些基于Ubuntu的艺术用系统相比哪个更好了。
While ArtistX may be better known (they rate a DistroWatch mention), it's limited to 32-bit, admits to being Ubuntu with a boatload of unmodified repository programs, and stacks the deck with artistic apps to the detriment of other categories (such as deleting the Games entry completely).
虽然ArtistX也许更出名（它们曾经被DistroWatch提到），但它仅限制为32位系统，而且只是把艺术用的程序塞到了未经修改的Ubuntu系统中，再把多余的程序给剔除出来（比如游戏就被全部删除了）。
Given enough time and bandwidth, just about anybody can take base Ubuntu and pack enough programs to create an ArtistX clone. I seriously doubt many can create an oA knock-off, though, especially since some of the programs are for Windows, made to work in Ubuntu or heavily modified from what you'd normally expect.
如果你有足够的时间和带宽，几乎任何人都可以在Ubuntu系统中放入足够的软件来构建一个ArtistX的克隆版本。我非常怀疑有多少人都可以制作一个oA系统的仿制品，因为不少本身在Windows下使用的程序被移植到Ubuntu中或者进行了不同于你预期的重大修改。
I let several friends test oA for just over a month, and most came to the same conclusion – oA is a powerhouse packed with programs you just won't find anywhere else. True, it's a little quirky, and takes some getting used to, but that's part of the fun.
我让我几个朋友在月前测试一下oA，最终基本得到了同样的结论，即OA是一个包含各种程序的大系统，你在任何系统都都不会见到如此之多的程序。诚然，这个系统有点古怪，需要你花一些时间来适应，不过这也是乐趣所在。
The truth remains that oA is packed to the rafters with programs, many of which are not to be found in any other Ubuntu derivative. Packing a Windows computer with apps like these - and you can count on draining your bank account quickly.
另外一点是oA系统是和大量程序一起封装的，而且其中不少程序没法在别的Ubuntu衍生系统中找到。要把一个有这样多程序的Windows电脑封装打包的话，你的银行账户会很快被软件使用费用榨的一滴不剩。
This isn't to say it's all roses with oA. Sure, you can install the OS, and ignore all the programs-to-be, but why? If you want something ready-made, go with plain Ubuntu or the lighter-weight ArtistX. If you want something unique, and yet stable, go with oA. Chances are you'll be the only one in your neighborhood (and possibly state) with this OS.
这并不是说oA系统毫无缺点。你当然可以仅仅安装这个系统而不去理会那些待安装的程序，但是为什么要这样做呢？如果你希望现成的系统，那么你可以选择Ubuntu或者轻量级的ArtistX。但如果你想要独特的系统，且稳定，那么请选择OA，这样你就有机会成为周围邻居中（甚至整个州中）唯一一个使用此系统的人。
Okay, the menu design is initially awkward, some menu programs aren't there until you force the issue (never saw that before), and OS documentation outside of the website is nearly non-existent (CIA classified missions get more coverage than oA), but remember you can't get that shiny pearl without shucking quite a few ugly oysters.
好了，让我们总结一下，首先菜单的设计是比较令人尴尬的；其次，有些菜单中的程序实际上是不存在，除非你点击并安装他们（这可是闻所未闻）；再次，关于系统的资料在官方网站以外几乎完全找不到（连CIA的机密任务都比oA系统有更多信息）。但别忘了，不去剥开一些丑陋牡蛎的壳，你可没办法找到珍珠。
Even with all the design peculiarities, I didn't have anybody give up on it (one user even cloned my hard drive thinking there was no way they could get it all for free), and I heard just a couple complaints (mainly about the menu design and slow boot times).
即便是oA存在这些设计上的缺点，我也不希望大家去放弃它（有一个用户甚至因为认为这个系统应该是收费的，而拷贝了我硬盘中的oA系统镜像），并且我仅仅听到了少许关于菜单设计和启动时间慢的抱怨。
Helping matters greatly is cellstorm's forum participation via the oA website. The forums may have sporadic usage, but if you post a question he responds within a day, and seems more than willing to assist those having problems (making me wonder why oA isn't better known).
相关的帮助信息主要在oA官网上cellstorm的论坛里。尽管论坛使用率比较低，但如果你提出一个问题，他会在一天之内回复你，看起来非常希望能够帮助那些遇到问题的人（这也让我更加迷惑为什么oA系统如此的小众）。
Given a few changes, mainly to structure and some procedures, oA could jump up in the pack to become a known entity instead of being the ghost it currently is.
只要在系统结构和一些程序上做出少量修改，oA就足以摆脱现在默默无闻的状态，一跃成为知名的系统。