Yesterday:
Linux-XP Desktop 2008 Released!
http://www.linux-xp.com/
Can Linux Piggy Back Windows XP To Crack The Consumer Market?
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| While this is probably one of the areas of Linux which has annoyed Microsoft,
| the Linux system allows information to be converted from Microsoft Windows XP
| and used within their own add-on operating system. Even though there are no
| legal issues with these methods (they are used throughout the industry) it
| does show how Linux may well be able to benefit from the association with
| Windows XP in order to increase the profile of Linux XP in the mass market.
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http://www.linuxsolutions.fr/can-linux-piggy-back-windows-xp-to-crack-the-consumer-market/
Related:
Release notes for Linux XP Desktop 2006 SR2
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| We started working on Linux XP Desktop several years ago. We first
| developed a simple, friendly OS (from our point of view) for the local
| Russian market. We released our first version in December 2005 and,
| unexpected to us, the product quickly became a best-selling,
| award-winning Linux distribution in Russia.
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| After our first release we received many requests from USA, Canada and
| around the world for an International version of Linux XP Desktop. All
| these requests showed us that Linux XP Desktop could be not just another
| Linux distribution, but a product that is of great interest for users
| all over the world.
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| In the Spring of 2006 we release an updated version, Service Release 1,
| of Linux XP Desktop for the Russian market. During this time we
| continued developing the International version. We are now proud to
| offer Linux XP 2006 Service Release 2 to the international market.
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http://www.linux-xp.com/whats-cool/lxpd-2006-sr2/
Linux XP: Review
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| Linux XP does an admirable job of mimicing Windows XP?s behavior,
| so a typical XP user may find switching to LXP very easy. At the
| same time, the more fundamental question I?d ask is, if you are
| switching to Linux, why bother retaining windows XP layout, when
| Linux has better options?
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http://www.nsharp.org/01/linux-xp-review/
Linux XP Desktop: A Windows face on an old Linux base
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| Unlike Linspire and Xandros, which are both based on Debian, Linux XP is
| derived from Fedora. It runs an extensively modified version of GNOME to
| create an environment a Windows user should be comfortable with. Its
| manifesto claims that Linux XP is not a "cheap copycat product" but rather
| a mature and stable "ready-to-migrate desktop system." This I had to see.
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http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/10/11/1439232
Linux That Looks Like Windows: Bad!
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| Conclusion: Linux already has excellent mainstream desktop environments
| which have a unique look and feel which differs from that of Windows.
| That's not a bad thing: Linux doesn't need to look like Windows. If a
| user wants to make their Linux distro look like the OS they left
| behind, that's perfectly fine - all they need to do is install
| xpde or LXP. However, what we cannot do is mimic Windows'
| interface, as that would destroy one of the Linux desktop's
| greatest advantages - its beauty, difference, innovation and
| ease of use.
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http://wolphination.com/linux/2006/12/31/linux-that-looks-like-windows-bad/
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