____/ tblanchard001@xxxxxxxxx on Tuesday 07 August 2007 19:52 : \____
> On Aug 7, 1:28 pm, Mark Kent <mark.k...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ed <e...@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>> > On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 18:06:05 +0100
>> > Mark Kent <mark.k...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> >> ed <e...@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> >> > On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 07:08:13 +0100
>> >> > Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> >> >> Make Windows XP Look Like Linux
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>> >> >> | One thing that bothers me about Windows XP is its appearance. By
>> >> >> default, the | interface feels very tacky. Since I most frequently
>> >> >> use Linux, I've really | grown to like the themes and icons that
>> >> >> are included in just about every | Linux distribution (or at least
>> >> >> the ones with Gnome as the default desktop). `----
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>> >> >>http://justinjacobs.com/archive.php?select=64
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>> >> >> Here is a real case of making Linux more like Windows:
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>> >> >>http://www.jmantra.com/spyware.png
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>> >> >> It's not a joke, it's real.
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>> >> > Shoving feathers up your ass doesn't make you a chicken.
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>> >> > Making Windows look like a GNU desktop is not right. The subtle
>> >> > differences get in the way and stick out like a sore thumb, it would
>> >> > just make the user experience painful.
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>> >> > Bringing up the terminal icon that starts cmd.exe would just piss
>> >> > the hell out of me, I'd probably throw the whole computer out a
>> >> > window through frustration.
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>> >> As Linux is free, why not just install it and use it?
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>> > Totally agreed! Just some people might want to make their work PC look
>> > like linux, perhaps their net admin doesn't allow things they don't
>> > know about on the network, and the users don't have permission to alter
>> > things outside their userprofile.
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>> True enough, although I would suggest that mentioning this to local
>> network admins is worthwhile. In the end, if there are enough
>> requests/complaints, most people and systems will act.
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>> --
>> | Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
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> You could throw the body of a hotrod over the top of a four cylinder
> engine, a loud muffler, and big tires on the back. Hey, it looks
> like a muscle car, but then, you open up the hood and see an old worn
> out four cylinder engine with some extra plastic around it to cover up
> it's bad points (this is Vista revealed), but you still can't get it
> to beat Linux. Linux is like a perfectly tuned engine, without defect,
> compared to Microcrap Windfalls.
It's the power of modularity and isolation. The power of the API, the
standards, and the source code (no reliance of binary files = no DLL hell).
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~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | LINUX - (L)ove (I)s (N)ever (U)tterly eXPensive
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