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____/ Marti van Lin on Tuesday 19 Jan 2010 11:14 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> ____/ Marti van Lin on Monday 18 Jan 2010 17:29 : \____
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>>> 7 wrote:
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>>> Ylmf OS now available in English
>>>>>
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>>>>> | Remember the Ylmf that we mentioned few months
>>>>> | back, the one that tries to bring XP interface
>>>>> | to the Ubuntu? Well, English version of it is
>>>>> | now ready for download. All the usual
>>>>> | Microsoft Alternatives have been included
>>>>> | Openoffice (in place of Microsoft Office),
>>>>> | Pidgin (in place of WLM) and so on.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>> http://gadgetmix.com/index/ylmf-os-download/
>>> Heh, what about my Ubuntu 9.10 (Gnome) Win7 look alike?:
>>
>>> http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz212/ml2mst/screenshots/u7_menu.png
>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/y9ploq4
>>
>>> (Clean desktop with menu).
>>
>>> http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz212/ml2mst/screenshots/u7_fileman.png
>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/y8om73d
>>
>>> (Nautilus filem anager).
>>
>>> http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz212/ml2mst/screenshots/u7_cylinder.png
>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/yaeg2t6
>>
>>> (Compiz-Fusion Cylinder).
>>
>>> http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz212/ml2mst/screenshots/u7_config.png
>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/yavvd5j
>>
>>> (Configuration center).
>>
>>
>> KDE4 has Vista 7 lookalike themes too.
>
> That's true, however this is only a matter of taste of course, but the
> current default KDE theme (Air) looks a lot better than the Vista 7
> theme IMO.
Agreed. I use Oxygen though (and never change cause it's mint!).
> I always replace Kickoff with Lancelot. Which I think looks and feels a
> lot better:
>
> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dQCKkApAq-Q/SpbAus7D74I/AAAAAAAAAMM/tkT3bao9mKw/s1600-h/kde_430_lancelot.png
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yzzvcff
I only use the menu/s maybe once in two weeks. All my programs are in xbindkeys and the main panel.
Lancelot looks great but takes a lot of RAM in vain (I don't use it).
> I think KDE4 doesn't require a Vista7 alike metamorphose, since it is
> already pretty Windowish out of the box.
Check out BRLix GNU/Linux 1.1 (formerly Famelix GNU/Linux)
http://www.brlix.org/site/
It looks just like Vista 7 (out of the box even!), but it's based on KDE4.
> Here is some more KDE4 eye candy for starters:
>
> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dQCKkApAq-Q/Ss3H_gQM5uI/AAAAAAAAANM/4YVIOdOpvao/s1600-h/kde43.png
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ydfqgrc
>
> (damn, I regret that I reduced the color depth of that screen shot).
>>
>>
>>> The differences between this Ubuntu Win7 look alike and Win7 are:
>>
>>> GNU/Linux boots faster;
>>> GNU/Linux runs faster;
>>> GNU/Linux can "talk" to "Windows shares" and vice versa;
>>> GNU/Linux doesn't require anti spyware and anti mallware;
>>> GNU/Linux updates all the installed applications;
>>> GNU/Linux is Free;
>>> This distribution of GNU/Linux is 100% gratis
>>
>>
>> It's also more ethical. It supports passionate programmers, not racketeers
>> who should be sentenced to prison.
>
> Indeed, using GNU/Linux gives me a good feeling of "innocence" (no need
> to use "pirated" software). And thus good for your karma ;-)
>>
>>
>>>> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!
>>>>
>>>> Windummies put so much effort into differentiating
>>>> their OSen, and asstroturfing no end about it
>>>> but what for in the end?
>>>>
>>>> It took someone a few days to customize Linux
>>>> to make it look the same proving yet again
>>>> micoshaft overpriced crap is worthless and anyone could
>>>> do the same and better it in a matter of hours customising
>>>> existing off the shelf Linux technologies.
>>>>
>>>> I for one feel a lot of mischief coming on
>>>> substituting ylmf OS on to unsuspecting windummies*
>>>>
>>>> I bet they care a toss!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> *for test purposes naturally.
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