Ylmf OS

[The Toxic Mite]

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/12/26/chinese-copy-cat-pirates-launch-ubuntu-that-looks-just-like-windows-xp/

http://www.ylmf.org/

Ubuntu dressed up as Windows XP.

Really, it's just stupid.

[phrostbyte]

Hey, at least it's a step above piracy. :)

[pwnst*r]

i don't see what the big deal is...

[The Toxic Mite]

Hey, at least it's a step above piracy. :)

Still, they are still going to be as notorious as they are, because it will soon be unviable, and they will have to go back to pirating Windows XP.

[Exodist]

Looks like it could be used to trick users into thinking their PC came with WindowsXP

[earthpigg]

Really, it's just stupid.

meh. maybe after six months of use, some users will slowly realize what they are actually using, get fed up with the additional layer of abstraction provided by the XP-like interface, do some homework, and discover ubuntu.

[phrostbyte]

meh. maybe after six months of use, some users will slowly realize what they are actually using, get fed up with the additional layer of abstraction provided by the XP-like interface, do some homework, and discover ubuntu.

Even the government sponsored "Red Flag Linux" distribution might look a bit familiar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Flag_Linux

Baidu used to be a pixel-perfect copy of Google as well, tho it seems to have recently changed.

[sliketymo]

Looks like the Russian version of Linux XP,or whatever its called.Still on Distrowatch list I think.

[phrostbyte]

Looks like the Russian version of Linux XP,or whatever its called.Still on Distrowatch list I think.

There is a script you can download (I forget where) which will convert Ubuntu to look very similar to Windows XP, and it reversible.

[pwnst*r]

There is a script you can download (I forget where) which will convert Ubuntu to look very similar to Windows XP, and it reversible.

cool, try it out and take some screenies.

[phrostbyte]

cool, try it out and take some screenies.

Here is a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4StlvX-kOg

[K.Mandla]

Really, it's just stupid.
Nah, it's not that bad. It's been done thousands of times before, and to be honest, what's it hurt? If someone uses Ubuntu but prefers the look and feel of XP, they'll probably change the entire setup anyway.

And I'm guilty too. ...

http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/idesk-completes-the-look/

[lisati]

Buried in the forums somewhere there's instructions on giving Kubuntu a look like XP.

[The Toxic Mite]

Buried in the forums somewhere there's instructions on giving Kubuntu a look like XP.

This.

[PhrankDaChickenGeek]

lol. I laugh every time someone uses my script.
I'm glad it helps some people though....

[MasterNetra]

http://www.itrunsonlinux.com/news/149-chinese-pirates-launch-ubuntu-windows-xp-clone

Well I suppose thats one way to get people into using linux :p

[juancarlospaco]

Ubuntu Pirated Edition :)

[MasterNetra]

Ubuntu Pirated Edition :)

More like Ubuntu XP - Pirate Edition. :p

[dragos240]

It's been posted :)

[MasterNetra]

It's been posted :)

Only this one refers to "Ylmf OS" wither or not its just Ubuntu made to look like WinXP who knows.

[ankspo71]

Hmm, that WLMF OS at http://www.ylmf.org/themes.html offers downloads to the themes that I use from zgegblog found here https://launchpad.net/~bisigi/+archive/ppa (https://launchpad.net/%7Ebisigi/+archive/ppa) .

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I used google translate to translate http://www.xiazaiba.com/html/990.html (the link to the infinity theme)
Gnome Infinity:
Software size: 16.53 MB 16.53 MB
软件语言： Software language: 简体中文 Simplified han
软件性质： Software properties: 国产软件 China-made software
软件授权： Software License: 免费软件 Freeware
软件等级： Software rating:

3 3
更新时间： Updated: 2009-12-22 16:53 2009-12-22 16:53
应用平台： Application Platform: Linux Linux
软件MD5： Software MD5: 4705DCCA779D653DD68293A3C33137C5 4705DCCA779D653DD68293A3C33137C5

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It went from GPL to freeware?, and the credits file is missing from the archive. I'm not a license guru, but I thought I'd mention it.

Correction, the license and credits files are found only in the tar.gz theme files at https://launchpad.net/~bisigi/+archive/ppa (https://launchpad.net/%7Ebisigi/+archive/ppa), not in the deb files... but still.

[starcannon]

Thanks for the link, I like collecting odd Operating Systems, this will fit nicely into the collection.

[gnomeuser]

It's not the first time people have tried to live off looking like something it is not. Though looking at the screenshots (provided they are of the real running OS) they really did a impressive job making Ubuntu look like a 9 year old OS deserving of eternal rest.

I am though surprised that nobody has attempted to do something similar to the Macs, you could probably with ease do a cheap but decent looking design and we already know that we can make GNOME look pretty much like OS X - with added effort the illusion and well picked defaults I am betting you could both do a very decent product and fool people at least long enough to make them buy it. We could call it the iMax.. now with optional iPot portable media player.

[pwnst*r]

Only this one refers to "Ylmf OS" wither or not its just Ubuntu made to look like WinXP who knows.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1365020&highlight=ylmf

[koenn]

Only this one refers to "Ylmf OS" wither or not its just Ubuntu made to look like WinXP who knows.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ylmf.org%2F

[MasterNetra]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1365020&highlight=ylmf

oh so it has. Just mentioned it because i seen it listed in linuxtoday.

[Shpongle]

I am though surprised that nobody has attempted to do something similar to the Macs

http://www.macbuntu.com/

[gnomeuser]

http://www.macbuntu.com/

Sadly no Mac ripoff hardware.. yet

[K.Mandla]

So why are they pirates? Everybody and their grandmother comes up with a new version of Ubuntu that looks like something different. There's nothing piratical (is that a word?) about that.

Or are they real pirates? like with swords and beards and funny hats and parrots on their shoulders?

[overdrank]

Threads merged

[MasterNetra]

So why are they pirates? Everybody and their grandmother comes up with a new version of Ubuntu that looks like something different. There's nothing piratical (is that a word?) about that.

Or are they real pirates? like with swords and beards and funny hats and parrots on their shoulders?

Pirates haven't looked like that sense colonial days. They've traded the large sail ships, parrots (maybe), and such for speed boats and ak-47's ...well they might have a large ship such as a cargo ship for a mothership (no UFO jokes please.)

[HappinessNow]

How do you pronounce Ylmf?

[The Toxic Mite]

wai-el-em-eff (that's how I pronounce it anyway :P)

[HappinessNow]

wai-el-em-eff (that's how I pronounce it anyway :P)

That's wai-el-em-effing great to me! :P

[Giant Speck]

What I think is funny about Ylmf OS is that it's advertised to look exactly like XP. All the articles about it feature a screenshot from the OS's webpage that indeed looks exactly like XP; however, it is not a screenshot of Ylmf OS. It's a screenshot of XP. The actual screenshots look nothing like XP:

http://i1.sinaimg.cn/IT/roll/2009-12-28/1261969489_Fljlc9.jpg

[Methuselah]

Well, it can be used to trick people but it doesn't have to be used in that way.
Distributing Ubuntu that looks like windows is far better than pirating windows and I'm not talking about benefits to Microsoft.

[HappinessNow]

What I think is funny about Ylmf OS is that it's advertised to look exactly like XP. All the articles about it feature a screenshot from the OS's webpage that indeed looks exactly like XP; however, it is not a screenshot of Ylmf OS. It's a screenshot of XP. The actual screenshots look nothing like XP:

http://i1.sinaimg.cn/IT/roll/2009-12-28/1261969489_Fljlc9.jpgI actually like the 'actual' screen shot alot! I may give Ylmf a try!

[pwnst*r]

I actually like the 'actual' screen shot alot! I may give Ylmf a try!

even though they're liars?

[HappinessNow]

even though they're liars?I just said try, not use. :P

[Methuselah]

I'm not sure if they're lying.
The text under the home page XP image says XP several times.
However, I can't read the language so I don't know what exactly is being said.

[t0p]

A distro with an XP-based interface might be of more use than you think. Some computer users are seriously thrown when faced with something that looks entirely alien. But if they see a graphical interface that looks and (apparently) works just like they're used to, they're much more likely to give it a fair go. Yimf might help to encourage new users to try Linux. So it's not a case of "fooling people". It's a way of helping them.

Many forum members would say that the XP interface is horrible. But awful or not, it is nevertheless what a great many computer users are used to. It's what they know. Using what they know to help them learn something new is a tried and tested educational strategy.

[pwnst*r]

However, I can't read the language so I don't know what exactly is being said.

...

[JDShu]

I'm not sure if they're lying.
The text under the home page XP image says XP several times.
However, I can't read the language so I don't know what exactly is being said.

It says: "You see XP, but it isn't XP"

[CharlesA]

More like Ubuntu XP - Pirate Edition. :p

Now with more "Yaarr!"

:P

[newbie2]

"And Microsoft isn't sure what to do about it" (http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/189551.asp)
:P

[Ylon]

"And Microsoft isn't sure what to do about it" (http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/189551.asp)
:P

This is more effective (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4StlvX-kOg) for Microsoft to valutate.



Consider this: it does exist theme that make Ubuntu looks as Vista and Seven... but that chinese company did choose XP... quite strange, isn't? :popcorn:

[nutznboltz]

The issues are

1) "Ylmf Windows XP" was a real pirated Microsoft product prior to the arrival of "Ylmf OS" which is Ubuntu Linux. The Ylmf team has been frightened away from distributing real Microsoft products by the arrest of the distributor of "Tomato Garden" which was also a real pirated Microsoft Windows XP.

See

http://www.clonedinchina.com/2009/12/xp-com-owner-launched-windows-xp-alike-ubuntu-based-ylmf-os.html

http://www.clonedinchina.com/2009/08/the-maker-of-tomato-garden-windows-xp-gets-35-years-in-jail.html

2) http://www.XP.com/ points to Ylmf OS

Surely Microsoft would have issues with that.

3) Google trends shows that Ylmf OS has become a very popular search target in a short time:

http://www.google.com/trends?q=ylmf+os

[plurworldinc]

I thank it is an amazing idea, just another way to show the average commercial user what Linux can do.

[marquinos]

Hi! You have another video and a theme package recopiled from GNOME Look for change the appearance of Ubuntu to Windows XP:
http://tinyurl.com/y9zjcs3
Best regards.

[kyreks4]

I think that these are coming close to many lawsuits, don't you??? Though, I don't think MS can do much, or else they probably would have...

This will probably reduce the users of pirated versions of MS, and legal versions of MS as well, and promote Linux in China...

though... the way they go about it... i particularly don't care for...

one version of Linux I like is Zorin, which works quite well, is easy for Windows users to migrate with, but trying to replicate Window's GUI to exactly...

based on Ubuntu! yay! :)

http://www.zorin-os.webs.com/

I think it stays true to many of Ubuntu's ideas

[conradin]

The Quotes in the installer are great.
Im trying to pass it off as an XP box in some student lab clusters.

[Nick_Jinn]

I have not tried it myself yet, but I heard they did something unique with WINE, so that it seamlessly integrates with the habits of a XP user, assuming the support exists.....I dont know how well it works, but that is exactly what Ubuntu should be doing without trying to copy the look or feel of windows.

If wine worked automatically without having to set it up, if it just executed when you plop in a disk meant for windows rather than having to take the extra steps to open it in wine....that is what it will take to spread the GNU and Linux platform....and even low level users help by increasing the popularity of the OS.

Linux users need to accept a lower standard of typical user if you really want to go mainstream and make the worlds technology based around open source principles rather than corporate oligarchy.


If Wine seamlessly integrates without special promoting, then they have really brought something new to the table....if its just pre-installed without improving compatibility or interface, then they havnt really done much besides make a new skin.


Maybe I should check it out before judging it.

[logan08]

whats wrong with my YLMF os?

i could not see the taskbar. whenever i point the pointer to the taskbar it shows like this...

http://i48.tinypic.com/30i7ta8.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/xcpuew.jpg

dont tell me its because my lcd has a problem no its not. its fine if an xp is installed with it but when i tried YLMF thats what happend.

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RAM: 512mb
HD: 40gb
Processor. 1.6hgz

[Nick_Jinn]

Well that sucks.

I am not super impressed with this OS. it seems like they are trying to copy the exact look and feel of windows, probably to trick people, rather than merely compensate for the functionality that people expect when coming from windows....two totally separate things.

I doubt everyone has your problem though. People have odd problems with Ubuntu as well.

It does seem that they have done a few innovative things beyond copying the look of windows....not as much as Ubuntu, but a few things.

[bigseb]

This looks pretty neat actually... I may give it a try. Thanks for the links.