Linux Is Copying Windows Vista
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 11.10.2007
Forget about Windows Vista! Introducing Vixta, an open source, Linux-based, copy of Vista. Generally speaking, Linux, open source, Microsoft and Windows are by no means aligned concepts.
In fact, with the exception of the Linux and Windows technical interoperability efforts derived from the Microsoft and Novell agreement focused on heterogeneous environments, the two platforms don't mix. Not even by far. Additionally, Microsoft's latest Windows Operating system, Windows Vista was regarded as a window of opportunity for Linux to increase its foothold on the client side. Almost nine months into the general availability of Vista, and the various distributions of the open sourceplatform are still situated under the 1% market share milestone, according to statistics provided by net Applications.
At the same time, Vista grew past the 7% market share mark, indicating that from January 30, 2007, Microsoft shipped in excess of 70 million copies of the operating system. In this context, a part of the open source community decided to find inspiration in Windows Vista. Vixta features the KDE based Desktop Environment and is essentially a Fedora-based distribution. But on top of it all, Vixta is nothing more than a Vista copy. Of course the open source and the Microsoft proprietary operating systems are not identical. In fact, under the hood, Vixta is still Linux, all the way. But on the surface, the similarities between the two operating systems are evident.
"Vixta.org Release 095 very soon! Goals: absolutely free, in every sense; spread linux to the "masses"; ABN - AbsolutelyNo Config; User-Frendly; Eye-catching and familiar look and Feel," are the promises Vixta developers made to users. Vixta brings to the table a graphical user interface that is a knock-off of Windows Aero in Vista. And the GUI copying is also illustrated in the name of the Linux distribution, as the difference between Vixta and Vista is almost inexistent. Microsoft failed to comment in any manner on the promised delivery of Vixta, but the Redmond company will undoubtedly tackle the Linux distribution through its legal department if the name and the GUI similarities will survive. Just click on the screenshots below in order to get an idea of the visual style of Vixta.
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Comments(20)
hahahaha microshit will sue
hehe linsu*k
omg... linux can look so good, why do they try to make it that ugly? o_o
i
don't know what the sense of this project is...
vista gui lovers will use
windows cause they are to lazy to learn a new (and better ^^) system...
linux
lovers will use another distribution because they don't like the vista-alike gui...
so who are targeted with this project? xd
just my 2cents (but euro cents,
dollar s*cks ;) )
well linux is doing this from beginning, here few interesting links where you can find
out more about that:
http://www.softwaretipspalace.com/blog/?p=159
http://www.softwaretipspalace.com/blog/?p=78
http://www.softwaretipspalace.com/blog/?p=75
hbswk.hbs.edu/item/4834.html
great, now you can have a computer that won't run anything useful but looks pretty.
nice nice niceee, very better then vista, faster, lees ram mem., everything in vixta is
better then vista.
why u don't try solaris? most advanced os in best language -java. looks less better but
more stable
that's the thing with using themes in an os. you can make it look like anything you
like.
just keep kicking microsofts ass linux.
this is great stuff.
it may look like vista... but, it's got none of the vista features (super fetch, etc.).
i've never used linix before, but i've never paid for microsoft software, so i'll go
with microsoft... people get paid to create an os, and peeps get paid to fix it. the true
vista also looks a hell of a lot better.. even if it need more resources, but... ur gunna
have to get more resources sooner than later cause technology advances way too quickly to
fall behind...
when i first installed my pclinuxos i made it look like vista . novelty wore of fast .
why bother since i have something better and make it look like inferior os .
as for
eye candy beryl makes vistaero look like win95
i'm so sad you had the unfortunate idea of copying redmond's vista product look.
i
think this gives one an idea of sick frustration, like if "you can't get the real
thing" idea. i think this 'cheapens' gnu/linux as a whole.
please announce dead
vixta soon, thank you.
sure it looks nice. thats all linux has going unless all you do is surf and check email.
gaming? nope. multimedia? nope. competitor to windows? nope.
yes it is competitor to ms . pclos play all my media . it works with my printer . all my
hardware is recognized , there is no viruses to speak off . it uses less resources , all
software is free . if you are into gaming you can try cedega and if you need other ms
software there is wine and crossoffice. if that is not enough try emulators like virtual
box or xen or pear pc .there is no reason for one to pay for inferior and resource hungry
and unsafe os when there is something better .
get the fcuk out of here you retard its windows forum. spend some money and try to buy
some real shit rather than using free simulators. if you still do't understand try to
play bioshock or crysis.
fyi: vista gui is way batter than vixta
i could swear i saw this same preview as a linux theme on deviantart !! as a user was
trying to imitate vista on linux .. idk .. o_o
if linux could run .exe and all other windows executables it would be perfect. vista is
still better for now.
yah right linx copying vista! like linx can´t come up with there own name! vista vs.
vixta grt a life you
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my computer is dual boot and sometimes i do use xp . for your info there is more to
computers and it than bioshock . maybe you should get a life and friends and stop flaming
!
i guess gaming is all m$ will be good for in the future .
and yes vixta is
lame and linux can run lots of .exe via vine or cedega .
take a chillpill
basickiller !
"quote"pretty....pretty useless.
by none on 11.10.2007 - 19:10
great, now you
can have a computer that won't run anything useful but looks pretty"quote"
i
thought we already had one it is called windows
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LOL wer r the linux fanboys now
By merl on 11.10.2007 - 14:10