We need to make a good Windows UI clone (Was: At the US border)

[Zbigniew Koziol]

Pickering library uses Linux as well. I spoke for short with the library 
manager and they are happy there with Linux. It was a kind of unknown to me 
distribution and I do not remember the name. Initially, I did not notice that 
this is not windows, only after looking around how things are done there.

zb.

On Saturday 30 September 2006 04:51, paul sutton wrote:
> i was in georgetown library the other day,  and noticed they had a Linux
> desktop,  well in fact i only noticed when I saw an error message
> relating to GNOME, and thought hang on thats not windows,  closer
> inspection revealed that it was a gnome desktop running I think on
> LTSP.   I don't think people notice the desktop as it just works,  there
> is openoffice, irc, and the gnome www client (can'[t remember name off
> hand),  but it should Linux does work on the desktop,
>
> Is this used in any of the other libraries in the area,
>
> i have been using Linux for years I just did not notice it,  I guess
> because the Library UI was there, and it just worked,  for most people
> they are just using the library search facilty to look for resources,
> so there is no need to worry about the back end that much,
>
> Good to see Linux on the desktop though,  this could be the way
> forward,  get it on terminals like this first,  then slowly migrate to
> the working desktop
>
> any comments.
>
> Paul
>
> Scott Elcomb wrote:
> > On 9/29/06, Jason Spiro <jasonspiro4-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >> 2006/9/25, Rick Tomaschuk <rickl-ZACYGPecefkm4kRHVhTciCwD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >> ...
> >>
> >> > Don't anyone tell me not to bash Micro$oft since these scumbags affect
> >> > my life just about everywhere I go!!!!
> >>
> >> You're right. People sadly stick with Windows even despite all its
> >> problems. I think the problem is that nobody likes change. One
> >> computer lab at my school has 100 Windows PCs and 20 Macs. Nobody
> >> really uses the Macs. They are all stay powered off, and simply nobody
> >> uses them.
> >>
> >> People don't want to learn a new OS with different dialog boxes and
> >> whatnot than they're used to. To them, computer is just a tool, and
> >> people want the tool they're familiar with. They just want bad old
> >> Windows.
> >>
> >> Sad, but true.
> >>
> >> Perhaps what we need to do is make a good, spyware-proof Linux-based
> >> clone of the Windows UI which runs MS Office perfectly using Wine-like
> >> emulation technology. That'd be the first step towards convincing the
> >> majority of people to make the switch.
> >>
> >> ...
> >>
> >> > --
> >> > Friends don't let friends use windows....
> >>
> >> When you open Windows, bugs get in.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Jason
> >
> > I can't say it's spyware proof - hell, I'm not even entirely sure of
> > the security implications (yet) - but Atomic OS is the way I see to
> > fix this UI issue for J Random User.
> >
> > With Atomic, it no longer matters whether your using *nix, *bsd, *m$,
> > or whatever.  If Firefox works on your system, there's an alternative
> > to Microsoft.  Being entirely contained withing a single .html file
> > gives it the potential to grow in a ubiquitous way.
> >
> > Every time J.R. User goes to a website, it's a different User
> > Interface.  In the aftermath of hitting Digg, there were a bunch of
> > comments made all over the place.  One of them in particular refers to
> > this thread -- at least from my perspective:
> >
> > "reminds me of windows 98" [1]
> >
> > When we get Atomic OS up to where WAJAX was, it's as easy to use as that.
> >
> > [1]
> >  http://tinyurl.com/zbupr
> > 
> > http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=28892&title=A
> >tomicOS%20-%20Another%20AjaxOS
>
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