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Chinese Pirates Release Ubuntu-based "Windows XP"

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They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. We're not sure that Microsoft will be very happy about it at all and with good reason. That said, there have been a number of Linux distributions - amongst them WinLinux - that tried to mimic Windows XP look and feel.

Related Links

Microsoft Cracks Down On Windows Piracy In China... So Pirating Group Offers Up Ubuntu That Looks Like XP

(Tech Dirt)

The Chinese Windows was just a rain forest wind

(ZD Net)

Chinese Pirates Hacked Ubuntu to Look Like Windows XP

(Techie Buzz)

Chinese Make Ubuntu That Looks Like Win XP

(Toms Hardware)



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