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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. secure winXP by wmacgyver · · Score: 4, Funny

    hey, it's the secure WinXP release! (duck for cover)

  2. Cool by MisterFancypants · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is a cool project. Windows is awesome. It is good to finally see Linux users realizing that the Windows UI is the best one there is and adapting to use it.

    1. Re:Cool by jaavaaguru · · Score: 4, Funny

      The thing about windows is that everybody has learned to deal with all of its crazy "idiosyncracies", not that it is any better.

      Pop quiz:
      If you drag a floppy disk into the trash can, does it:
      A) Delete everything on the disk
      B) Destroy the disk
      C) Eject the disk

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    2. Re:Cool by horza · · Score: 4, Funny

      This is a cool project. Windows is awesome. It is good to finally see Linux users realizing that the Windows UI is the best one there is and adapting to use it.

      Think of it as digital methadone, propping up the poor user as they are slowly weaned off being given their daily hit of M$.

      Phillip.

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  3. Re:I'm not convinced by that PDF by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    if MS can take down "Lindows", they can definitely take down "XPde Professional".

    Fuck, even Slashdot can take down whatever the hell this is - the server's toasted already.

  4. Re:I'm not convinced by that PDF by eliza_effect · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Athlon XP neither looks, nor feels like Windows XP.

  5. Re:I'm not convinced by that PDF by mOdQuArK! · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dunno, if you rake the pins across your skin hard enough to draw blood, it kind of feels like Windows XP...

  6. that's nice but by xeeno · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would settle for a linux desktop for linux users.