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Re: [News] User Hates Looks of XP, Makes it Look Like Linux

Oldtech <me@xxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Mark Kent wrote:
>> ed <ed@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 07:08:13 +0100
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Make Windows XP Look Like Linux
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | 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). `----
>>>>
>>>> http://justinjacobs.com/archive.php?select=64
>>>>
>>>> Here is a real case of making Linux more like Windows:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.jmantra.com/spyware.png
>>>>
>>>> It's not a joke, it's real.
>>> Shoving feathers up your ass doesn't make you a chicken.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>> 
>> As Linux is free, why not just install it and use it?
>> 
> 
> 
> Here's their sign:  "Stupid can't be fixed!"

Ah, I might just've mislabelled you elsewhere... umm....

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