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nsxpower · Apr 20, 2004, 10:24 AM

There an interesting discussion on /. about OS formelly know as Lindoes (LinSpire) new apps LSongs and LPhoto, which looks very similar (identical in LPhoto's case) to Apple's iPhoto and iTunes ...

http://slashdot.org/articles/04/04/2...id=106&tid=185

http://media.linspire.com/Lphoto/kiosk.swf

Developer · Apr 20, 2004, 10:28 AM

Sound like PowerPlant apps (yes, I know they aren't).

stuffedmonkey · Apr 20, 2004, 10:47 AM

I admire Lindows/Linspire for being willing to fight microsoft constantly, but their UI is a trainwreck of the highest order. It makes Luna look slick and well thought out....

nsxpower · Apr 20, 2004, 11:00 AM

Linux UIs are pretty poor, because it is always an afterthought. Lindows is absolute rubbish as a Linux distribution and their UI is even worse. If they wanted to emulate Windows' UI look and feel they should just adopt XPde.

I don't admire Linodows/LinSpire for anything. They picked their first name for a reason (sound and look like Windows) and now this. They rebrand OSS applications by adding a damn L in front of things ... KDE does something of the kind (I am sick of K-this as much as i-this with Apple), but they make a quality product. If you ask me, Lindows/LinSpire is doing this for publicity and in turn is giving Linux a bad rep.