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Why do you hate Lindows XP

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Of all the things ever despised in these forums, the thing that makes most of you go into the biggest rage is whenever anyone mentions Lindows. Why is this? Why the extreme Lindows loathing? Lindows is basically just Linux + Wine, and I've actually heard some of you Microsoft haters praise Wine before. Furthermore, of all the versions of Linux, Lindows XP is the best. So why does it bear most of the hatred?

HPC GUY:
because basically its trying to be exactly like windows, which usually translates into "it will suck". By promising windows compatibility ( a stance in which they have now backed off of) they hope to draw in new customers. however any kind of true FULL compatiblity(with windows progs) would have to compromise stability (like XP and ME with older windows programs and some DOs legacy programs) although most wont run anymore (a good thing i guess..). Basically Lindows is just a fool hardy attempt to say "me too!" but it really isnt windows. Lycoris is better than lindows..but thats just my opinion

Refalm:

quote:Lindows XP User #5225982375: Open source now?
Open source NEVER! Go Licrosoft!
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LOL  :D

Calum:
right. lindows will be or is one of the most unstable and partially finished linux distributions out there and shitloads of morons, oh sorry, newbies are saying things like 'i want to give this linux a try, think i'll BUY lindows.'

Now firstly linux is FREE! you cannot get lindows for free, and secondly, WHEN these kiddies with an attention span of a goldfish hate lindows they will blame it on linux in general and go off back to the mindless monster of Microsoft.

Thus, the lindows 'fleece the public quick' scheme will have done more damage to the free software movement and linux in general than Microsoft ever could have.

Master of Reality:
"Lindows XP" what the fuck are you talking about. There is no "Lindows XP". Its fucking Lindows (or Lindows OS). Lindows  is insecure because it logs you in as root by default. If this is supposed to be user friendly it should make a user acount for you at install.
It will supposedly go against the GPL, because it isnt open source. WINE is gpl, lindows uses wine, therefore lindows must release the source code of any part of its OS that uses WINE.

And it costs money.

those are my main reasons.

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