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http://linuxtreat.blogspot.com

The news is here, today 'LinuxTreat' in association with other open-source developer had released some flavor of Windows for free (you may also download the source code)

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Created by sharkswithlazers 6 weeks 1 day ago – Made popular 6 weeks 15 hours ago
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lozz

6 weeks 1 day 5 hours 39 min ago

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Why?

Why would anyone want to take perfectly good GNU/Linux distro's and make Micro-messes of the desktop?

KDE can easily be made to look like a Micro-disaster - that's why I won't have icons splathered all over the desktop - anything that won't fit into the system-tray at the bottom gets relegated to the Kmenu. Desktop icons always remind me of you know who.

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schestowitz

6 weeks 8 hours 49 min 40 sec ago

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Heh.

They used that comical kitty photo I produced a few days ago. :-)

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motters

5 weeks 6 days 9 hours 53 min ago

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Trying to be Windows

My own opinion on this is that GNU/Linux should not just be trying to imitate Microsoft Windows in every regard, even though there may be some users to whom this is appealing. Copying every detail of the "look and feel" of Windows could also leave some of these distros open to patent violation claims.

Progress occurs by trying to make things better, not just trying to copy what went before.

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aboutblank

5 weeks 6 days 3 hours 22 min ago

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Pointless Fearmongering

How does adopting the appearance of Microsoft's Windows XP system subject people to a possible patent lawsuit any more than not adopting the appearance? If this was possible, then the ReactOS project would be in greater trouble than these GNU/Linux distributions.

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sgbeal

5 weeks 6 days 5 hours 35 min ago

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Offensive

To imply that any of these Windows-lookalikes IS Windows (as the title of this article implies) is just downright misleading and offensive. The poster should be slapped with a wet fish.