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XPde 0.5 - A Linux Desktop for Windows Users

Posted by michael on from the sincerest-form-of-flattery dept.

Nissan Dookeran writes "From the website: 'The XPde Team today announced the immediate availability of XPde 0.5.0, a complete rewrite of the XPde desktop environment...XPde aims to recreate the Windows XP desktop environment on Linux in order to allow Windows users to "feel at home" in front of a Linux computer' Full announcement of release here with screenshots here. Might be a good transitional tool for Windows users looking not wanting to give up their eye-candy interface initially. The main page also has a good PDF document regarding legal issues when developing software that emulates Windows functions. A StarOffice version of the document also available."

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  1. Mod me troll flamebait or whatever but... by Steamhead · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Pretty much all window managers-themes look /horrible/ on linux, this looks nice and might just make it more attractive for people to switch.

  2. Yawn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Cue the blue screen of death jokes. When will you Loonix tards realize that Windows XP is the greatest OS ever invented? What do you Linux assholes have over it? What? Tux Racer? Emacs? LOL, buy a clue, cum drops.

  3. Re:Cool by faaaz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Are you high, or have you just never used MacOS 10?

    --
    we come in peace / shoot to kill
  4. Ragheads by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    So Spaniards, your socialist government has failed you. The ragheads are still blowing up your people.

    Maybe now you'll realize the exterminating this vermin by force is the only alternative.

  5. Re:Cool by koali · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If that's the best you can come up with, then I say OS X is not so bad, no?

    Anyway, I don't remember the last time I used a floppy :-b

  6. Re:Hang on a second... Initially? by fodder69 · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    Oh so true, it's like how the left wingers call every soldier a war criminal and every meat eater a murderer.

    Almost enough to make you want to be a Republican...ok, not really.