[Gllug] Re Music Server

[Simon Morris]

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John Hearns wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 20:54 +0000, ANDREW MCCALL wrote:
>> Okay, time to fess up I am a Windows user out of necessity and have
> not had
>> the courage to move to Linux as it would mean re-educating the whole
>> family!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> Hmmmmmm.....
> Granted, I'm sure that your family will have applications that are
> windows-only.
> 
> But I'd imagine GLLUG (or Google) can come up with a Gnome or KDE theme
> which is sufficiently windows-like as to fool a casual inspection.
> Add in Open Office and Evolution.
> Let the flames rise...

There is XPDE* which is a project to clone the Windows XP interface on
Linux.

I don't like the idea myself.. they have done a reasonable job with it
but what is the first thing a Windows XP user is going to do in front of
it? Find some small function which is missing or doesn't work as
expected and then you are on the losing side of a microscopic comparison

Trying to replicate and equal the look and feel of an application (let
alone a entire desktop) is always going to be troublesome as users have
expectations set.

I think showing people Gnome or KDE and saying to them "Look *this* is
Linux, over there is XP. They are both as easy to use, but see, they are
different" is a much better approach

* http://www.xpde.com

~sm
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