As the question in the subject states, I'm looking for mandrake rpms for XPde..
I am always on the lookout for things that will make linux seem less threatning for windows users..
To that end I recently discovered XPde http://xpde.com/
which is designed to look like Windows XP, but has ended up looking like 98/2000 but will have themes available later
to match XP's look.
Anyway, this thing is sooooo close to 98/2000, that I'd be surprised if newbie users would even know they were not using 98/2000
if they were to find themselves in front of an Linux/XPde machine..
Now I know all the arguements of why would you want to copy windoze, it sux and there are better wm around.. but the point is that
a newbie linux/win user will feel more comfortably with this then they would having to learn their way around a completely different wm/GUI...
So to that effect I am looking to find or make an rpm of XPde so that I can put it on the systems of users that are "unsure" about
linux..
I am surprised that the likes of Mandrake, Xandros, Lindows have not been looking at this app.. not as a default desktop, but say for example they add a "user class" question to the install screens, and if the user selected "windows newbie" then it could set up XPde for them.
One of the particularly impressive features is the version of windows explorer they have created. it is seriously similiar to windows explorer and would be MUCH more freindly to windows users then Konqueror or one of the others... see for yourself.
http://xpde.com/shots/explorer.png
While I don't believe that the windoze user interface has any particulary merits that bear copying.. I just say that for someone turning on a pc and expecting win9x, they would be hard pressed to tell that this isn't and would probably feel right at home..
then a month later you tell them they've been using linux and show them some more powerful and customizable window managers...
(I had a look on rpmfind, and some googling but so far have found no rpms for any distro, let along mandrake, however it was mentioned on mandrake club as a potential rpm.. so if your a club member, you should go and vote for XPde so that those of us that spend our time at the front end trying to convert companies to Linux.. have another tool in our chest to do so.)
rgds
Franki
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