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Old 28th December 2009, 11:09   #1
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Default Chinese Pirates Launch Ubuntu That Looks Like XP

Ylmf, famous for pirating Windows XP, have just released a version of Ubuntu that looks just like Windows XP. Really, really similar. Apparently because Microsoft were cracking down on the actual Windows XP pirating — though I think they will still suffer for ripping off the GUI exactly

http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/1...oogle +Reader
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Sweet

got to try that out :d
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It looks a bit like XP, but I've seen better transformation.
I'd expected much more than a simple XP skin and XP icons for Gnome.
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good for people to start with Linux if they are PC newbie who only had XPerience

http://ubuntu.online02.com/xpgnome
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good for people to start with Linux if they are PC newbie who only had XPerience

http://ubuntu.online02.com/xpgnome
It might indeed help linux noobs to make the switch
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