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XP on Linux? Freaky O.o
XiLeXl:
Looks nice, but it probably won't last too long without Gates interfering. Once Microslut sees that, there'll probably be some legal action taken for some reason... XPDE will probably win though :D
Faust, you're right. That'd make great training wheels, but one question: If there's so many Winblowz features, how are they to learn about Linux?
Stryker:
quote:Originally posted by usr/bin/maniaman:
I agree
This will be extremely helpfulin converting people. I wouldn't be suprised if some distros started including it on their install CD's
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I will.
suselinux:
I'm not really comfortable with this
It wont attrack windows users and it will sour linux
nuts
just use kde 3* and put that XP "bliss" background on "one" of your desktops and there you have it.
Im truly tierd of people trying to emulate windows
or trying to "dumb down" linux, it dosen't need it.
linux is the sane os in an insane world
Stryker:
I'll include it, there are really stupid people out there that get confused if it doesn't look familiar.
For instance...
My mom has never used a computer (not really at least) up until a few days ago. I sat her down and showed her some linux games. Ever since she has been addicted to it. She comes and asks me to turn the computer on... but other than that she does ok. I sat her down in front of windows to show her a thing I was making in 3D studios. I left, she got on... she freaked out.
"What is this, why is it so hard? How come I can't find any games?... What?! what the hell is windows..."
It just made my day.
If someone wanted to switch her to windows (don't ask why, please), they'd probably try (if they were smart) to make it familiar for her to get used to. Reorganize the start menu perhaps, put gaim on there instead of messenger/aim, just small things. Eventually she'd get off of them.
Shouldn't the same apply for switching someone to linux?
solo:
quote:Originally posted by Stryker:
I'll include it, there are really stupid people out there that get confused if it doesn't look familiar.
For instance...
My mom has never used a computer (not really at least) up until a few days ago. I sat her down and showed her some linux games. Ever since she has been addicted to it. She comes and asks me to turn the computer on... but other than that she does ok. I sat her down in front of windows to show her a thing I was making in 3D studios. I left, she got on... she freaked out.
"What is this, why is it so hard? How come I can't find any games?... What?! what the hell is windows..."
It just made my day.
If someone wanted to switch her to windows (don't ask why, please), they'd probably try (if they were smart) to make it familiar for her to get used to. Reorganize the start menu perhaps, put gaim on there instead of messenger/aim, just small things. Eventually she'd get off of them.
Shouldn't the same apply for switching someone to linux?
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THAT makes my day! That tells you that Linux is not "harder to use" like all these dolts running around with no facts, it's just different from Windows and a lot of people can't handle that. Linux would probably have a quite good success rate if we could get just one major ISP...
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