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Freeware Desktop alternative to Luna (Windows XP) and Aero (Windows Vista)
« on: February 14, 2008 »
i  have found possible an interesting freeware project. its an freeware replacement for the desktop of XP and Vista with some nice features. what do you think? more infos at: http://www.cairoshell.com/

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Re: Freeware Desktop alternative to Luna (Windows XP) and Aero (Windows Vista)
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2008 »
"The developers already stated that it should be ran in a virtual environment. I wouldn't have any illusions of day to day usability or stability yet."

Its too early.
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Re: Freeware Desktop alternative to Luna (Windows XP) and Aero (Windows Vista)
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2008 »
If Linux is a step change from Windows, why are most of the Linux WDMs ripped off from Microsoft and Apple?  And not as good.

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Re: Freeware Desktop alternative to Luna (Windows XP) and Aero (Windows Vista)
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2008 »
Is it linux?
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Re: Freeware Desktop alternative to Luna (Windows XP) and Aero (Windows Vista)
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Is it linux?

No its a window shell replacement. So its something you load ontop of windows and it takes over all window functionality, if I have understood it correctly at least.
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Re: Freeware Desktop alternative to Luna (Windows XP) and Aero (Windows Vista)
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2008 »
It looks pretty but it's just something else to go wrong afaic..
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