Re: [News] Making Linux Look Like Windows XP

[Andrea <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz napisaÅ(a):
> __/ [ Andrea ] on Wednesday 13 December 2006 09:51 \__
>
> > Kelsey Bjarnason napisa?(a):
> >
> > > The mind boggles.
> > Linux does NOT need to look like XP.
>
> Unfortunately, for some people it's a prerequisite. They suspect any
> unfamiliar pace.
>
> "Oh, look! XP in olive-flavoured gown... scary stuff."
>
> "OMG!! The Start botton is at the top of the screen."
>
> "Wow! How did you make the panel disappear and reappear?"
>
> I think people were generally taught that computers are some rigid thing.
> Imagine yourself applying the same concepts to cars.
>
> "Oh no! This car is red."
>
> "Freaky. This car is so narrow."
>
> "This car has just a single windshield wiper."
>
> I guess it's all about perception. Diversity in computing is assumed to be an
> oddity.

True, but Linux looking like XP may be more unfamiliar than one with 
standard GNOME or KDE - because looking like something does not make it 
function like sth, which IS even more confusing.

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