Versione flavor ricavata dalla versione slitaz-3.0 con nuovo kernel 3.3.0 e grafica stile windows.
http://www.freefilehosting.net/slitazxp-kernel-330
Chi volesse provare solo il kernel qui per scaricarlo
http://www.freefilehosting.net/linux-33
SliTazXP-kernel-3.3
(19 posts) (9 voices)- Started 12 years ago by gibor
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gibor
offlineModeratorEcco le anteprime dello schermo... e buona pasqua a tutti.
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michaelbischof
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how much RAM does this machine have? One might burst in sardonic laughter: now it is possible to have ,,Windows XP" on a very old machine with low RAM, so low that Windows XP never ever can run on such a machine. Kind of uninvited Windows support?Posted 12 years ago # -
Darjeeling
offlineMemberI have no nostalgia for Windows. Still, I was curious, so I downloaded, burned and booted the 52 MB ISO. The first thing I noticed was, that this is a more or less unaltered version of SliTaz 3.0 with all its bells, whistles and flaws. Uname -a confirms kernel-3.3 is running. Network doesn't work out-of-the-box, as it does on my hardware with standard SliTaz 3.0. The "Windows bit" of this experiment is limited to the background image and a theme that loosely resembles the default XP desktop. Personally, I much prefer the more sane and sober looks of W2K. But this isn't the point. The point is, what is the point of all of this? Is there any advantage in lumping together an aging distro with an up-to-date kernel other than proving that it is possible?
Posted 12 years ago # -
Darjeeling
offlineMemberSorry, gibor, I didn't mean to trash or even criticize your experiment. I just couldn't see the point of it. If you wanted to create a Windows-like flavor, why didn't you stick with default SliTaz 3.0, modify the look & feel of the desktop, maybe add Wine and some Windows-like applications etc.? Updating the kernel can have implications that may not be immediately visible but break things somewhere down the line.
Posted 12 years ago # -
michaelbischof
offlineMember@darjeeling, yes, this and that can be done further. I take it as a nice, funny demonstration with the ironic surplus that in this form ,,XP" can run on a machine where XP can't. For newbie school kids it is a very nice demonstration - they judge any software primarily from its look. This attitude can be cured, thanks to @gibor.
I have that XP - and boot it once a month, about.Posted 12 years ago # -
Trixar_za
offlineKey Master@darjeeling Sometimes there doesn't need to be a point, but it doesn't mean it doesn't end up having one. It has been discussed to death on other forums and distros. It's been cloned interface wise several time rangeing from fully dedicated distros ( http://www.ylmf.org/en/ ) to merely cosmetic changes ( http://blog.sudobits.com/2011/02/17/windows-xp-themes-for-ubuntu/ ). The point behind them is obvious: Give users something they're familiar with and they might just use it. The biggest issue that most newbies suffer is the interface and variety shock when they first start using Linux. Giving them something familiar, even if only cosmetic, makes them more willing to try it. So there's your point.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Darjeeling
offlineMemberGosh, I really do feel a little guilty now! Gibor has achieved something I could have never done myself without diving deep into the issues and making lots of experiments, in which case my hardware (no hdd!) probably would have turned out to be insufficient. So, hats off to you, Gibor! MichaelBischof and Trixar are right. The world would be a poorer place without people doing things just for the hack of it.
Posted 12 years ago # -
gdesilva
offlineMember@Darjeeling, not trying to rub salt into the wound, but I tried to 'sell' Slitaz to a friend of mine who was using XP which was running like a snail on a old machine. The person was just used to running IE for web browsing and webmail and had very little idea on how to use his computer. When I loaded Slitaz on his machine he was impressed with the speed but found himself totally lost simply because he was not familiar with the Slitaz interface. The problem became so bad that he decided to give away his computer! Given this experience, I can see a very good point why anyone would want to use gibor's XP flavour - in fact, I would certainly try this on 'less computer literate' people and it could well be a winner in those situations.
@gibor, thanks for your efforts - it is certainly not wasted.
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