On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 18:06:05 +0100
Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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?
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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