Windows10 + Linux

spud17

Not Serious.

If you really want to confuse things, have a look at

http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/windows-10-accurate-theme-released-for-almost-all-major-linux-desktops-496831.shtml

Enjoy.

John_Gray

This is quite obviously a hoax. Who could agree with the second sentence?
"Windows 10 has caused a lot of noise in the tech world. Many find its new graphical interface very pretty..."

fermi

Like most things trying to be something they're not, that fails and is quite ugly as a result.

esuhl

Ha ha -- I imagine the real reason to make a GNU/Linux OS look like Windows 10 is not because it's so "very pretty", but so that live hacking/privacy distros (such as TAILS) can be used in environments where seeing a non-Windows OS on screen might be suspicious.

https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/startup_options/windows_camouflage/index.en.html

John_Gray

Good point!

Fightsback

Why have a Rolls Royce then smear it manure ?

fermi

esuhl wrote: »

Ha ha -- I imagine the real reason to make a GNU/Linux OS look like Windows 10 is not because it's so "very pretty", but so that live hacking/privacy distros (such as TAILS) can be used in environments where seeing a non-Windows OS on screen might be suspicious.

https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/startup_options/windows_camouflage/index.en.html

To anyone who has the faintest clue, using a rather pathetic attempt at mimicking a MS OS looks more suss than anything else. :cool:

ThemeOne

I think there are Linux themes resembling almost every version of Windows if you look hard enough. I use one that was written as a Vista knock-off - not because I was ever a great fan of Vista, just thought it looked OK.

prowla

Well, that was vaguely amusing...

Mr_Toad

I have quite a few friends and friends of friends who call me for support every time they have a computing problem. As nice as these people are some of them really shouldn't be allowed near a computer :eek:

Some of them have older machines that they expect to last forever and the rest have the latest machines even though they don't need them.

All of them do nothing other than really basic stuff, email, browsing, on-line shopping, Faceache etc. and storing pictures from their camera or phone.

Another common theme is their ability to render their own machines virtually unusable.

I have persuaded most of them to move to Linux and I've found that the best way is to use a distro that uses Windows camo so that they feel at home.

Support calls from these people have dropped to almost zero.

John_Gray

Mr_Toad wrote: »

I have persuaded most of them to move to Linux and I've found that the best way is to use a distro that uses Windows camo so that they feel at home.

Out of interest, which Windows-like distro do you recommend? Linux Lite? Zorin? Mint Cinnamon?