Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Ubuntu version that looks like Windows

2009-06-17 Thread Sean Miller
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM, James Milligan wrote: > > Yeah I'd go with that too. Although I'm not a betting man (kid) > Their whole website is actually very destructive; the implication being that Linux is not accessible to Windows users which is simply not true. I think it's actually rat

Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Ubuntu version that looks like Windows

2009-06-17 Thread James Milligan
On 17 Jun 2009, at 23:17, Alan Bell wrote: > the only remaining question is who will sue them first? Microsoft for > multiple trademark issues, Canonical for the horrible bastardisation > of > the Ubuntu logo or the FSF for failing to release source code and > wrapping it up behind a 16 boot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Ubuntu version that looks like Windows

2009-06-17 Thread Alan Bell
the only remaining question is who will sue them first? Microsoft for multiple trademark issues, Canonical for the horrible bastardisation of the Ubuntu logo or the FSF for failing to release source code and wrapping it up behind a 16 boot crippleware wrapper. My bet is on Microsoft to take acti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Ubuntu version that looks like Windows

2009-06-17 Thread Sean Miller
> Hmm, to be honest I can already make Ubuntu more Windows-like for free. > I did this with Ubuntu to make it look a bit like Vista for my other > half.  I think now though if I wanted a more Windows like experience I'd > probably choose Linux Mint. I was going to say the same... the "Mac" mode is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Ubuntu version that looks like Windows

2009-06-17 Thread James Milligan
On 17 Jun 2009, at 22:29, David King wrote: > An Israeli company has put together a version of Linux based on Ubuntu > and that looks and acts more like Windows, which could be a good way > of > getting Windows users to switch. It can also switch to a Mac-like > interface with a simple mouse cl

Re: [ubuntu-uk] An Ubuntu version that looks like Windows

2009-06-17 Thread Rob Beard
David King wrote: > An Israeli company has put together a version of Linux based on Ubuntu > and that looks and acts more like Windows, which could be a good way of > getting Windows users to switch. It can also switch to a Mac-like > interface with a simple mouse click or two. > > http://www.af

[ubuntu-uk] An Ubuntu version that looks like Windows

2009-06-17 Thread David King
An Israeli company has put together a version of Linux based on Ubuntu and that looks and acts more like Windows, which could be a good way of getting Windows users to switch. It can also switch to a Mac-like interface with a simple mouse click or two. http://www.affordy.com/ However, if you d