XpLike Ubuntu again

[Robert Cole]

What an interesting history behind Linspire [1] and Freespire [2] 
(Linspire's free branch). It was originally based off of Debian, but 
then it shifted its base to Ubuntu. Linspire was bought out by Xandros 
[3] in 2008. From the Xandros Distrowatch page [4], it appears that it 
ships with KDE by default. Also from the DistroWatch page, it appears 
that Xandros was discontinued.

It is so amazing how much things have changed over the past few years.

I am looking forward to seeing what accessibility improvements Ubuntu 
14.04 will have to offer. However, I would really like to get an Arch 
system going as my primary operating system; I really like the whole 
"rolling release" philosophy.. Sadly, I must admit that I am not too 
good at fixing things when I break them. <smile> That is my only concern.

Anyhow, I apologize if I have gone too far off of the primary focus of 
this list.

Take care.

REFERENCES:
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linspire
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freespire
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xandros
[4] http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=xandros

On 11/09/2013 02:19 AM, Storm Dragon wrote:
> Hi,
> I have heard of a Windows-Like distro. I believe it used to be called 
> Lindows, but because Microsoft got their panties in a bunch the name 
> was changed to Linspire. I have never tried it, buut I believe it is 
> Ubuntu based. If you do try it, I would be interested in knowing what 
> accessibility is like on it. Personally, I have not found a more 
> accessible distro than Arch Linux. It takes a bit to set up, but once 
> it is going it runs like a dream.
> HTH
> Storm
> On Sat, Nov 09, 2013 at 01:14:24AM -0800, Robert Cole wrote:
>> I wish that I could be more help in this situation. Seeing that it 
>> [XPLike Ubuntu] is based off of Ubuntu 11.04, I am guessing that it 
>> was using something prior to GNOME Shell, something n the GNOME 2.x 
>> cycle.
>>
>> I have seen some distributions which try to present a Windows-like 
>> desktop which use either cinnamon or KDE. While KDE is working to 
>> improve upon its accessibility, I cannot say the same for Cinnamon. 
>> The last I that I tried the Cinnamon desktop environment, it was only 
>> fractionally functional with either magnification or with Orca.
>>
>> Although not Linux based, I have over the years heard tidbits about 
>> ReactOS [1], a free and open source operating system which has a goal 
>> of being binary compatible with Windows NT-based applications..
>>
>> As far as XPLike goes, it could be that some accessibility components 
>> are missing. I found this to be the case when I tried to use Linux 
>> Mint over a year ago.
>>
>> I wish that I could be of more help to you.
>>
>> Take care.
>>
>> REFERENCES:
>> [1] http://www.reactos.org/
>> On 11/08/2013 10:56 PM, Gabe Vega - CEO Commtech LLC wrote:
>>> Unfortunately you will get that with Linux users sometimes. It's 
>>> either Linux or nothing, you bunches or nothing, this just show that 
>>> distro or nothing, for some reason it is common to have that 
>>> behavior in the Lenix community. Fortunately you have people like 
>>> me, who use a variety of distro's operating systems and computer 
>>> platforms too many in fact to actually stick to and be loyal to one. 
>>> Do I favor one yes, and that is Mac OS but hey, what can I say. I 
>>> also have Windows virtual machines, and Linux and , they all get the 
>>> job done. And that's what is important. please note, I am speaking 
>>> this message via my iPhone and Siri. If their spelling mistakes or 
>>> word mistakes that you know or understand. Please take it for what 
>>> it is, I apologize for not editing this message before sending.
>>>
>>> Gabe Vega  - CEO
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>>> On Nov 7, 2013, at 11:19 PM, Lenny <gervin at cableone.net 
>>> <mailto:gervin at cableone.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> this will be my last post on this, because either folks have no 
>>>> clue of what
>>>> I was asking about, or they are so wrapped up in their own flavor 
>>>> of Ubuntu
>>>> that the only advice I got was to try either a newer version, or 
>>>> try vinux.
>>>> I have extensively used Ubuntu, and it has gotten me out of binds 
>>>> with my
>>>> windows systems in the past, like saving data.  and I have tried 
>>>> vinux and I
>>>> prefer a clean Ubuntu to it.
>>>> but the Os of my choice is windows, XP, with all of its flaws.
>>>> Clearly there are Linux users out there like me, such that a distro of
>>>> Ubuntu was made to act like windows.
>>>> I guess I was barking up the wrong tree on this list with my quest 
>>>> for the
>>>> benefit of someone's experience of this distro of Ubuntu.
>>>> Thanks though.
>>>>
>>>> Glenn
>>>>
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