That’s not Windows XP, it is actually an Ubuntu OS hacked and transformed by Chinese pirates to make it look exactly like Windows XP and they have pretty much succeeded in doing that! It’s called Ylmf OS! Why have they moved to Ubuntu? Because their previous release, a pirate version of Windows XP itself is being cracked down on by Microsoft.
The official site of Ylmf OS! is completely in Chinese with no option to open the English version. The download page though has some five links to the ISO that you can download. But note that the OS’s GUI is completely in Chinese as well.
For more screenshots, you can check out this page and you will be shocked to see that the pirated copycat Ubuntu version of Windows XP looks surprisingly close to Microsoft’s version! Though the Chinese have limited laws to prevent piracy, I expect Microsoft to try their level best to stop the distribution of this Ubuntu version as soon as possible as it still copies its GUI!
Update: One of the comments on Download Squad indicates that by using the “sudo locale-gen en-US” command after installation, he was able to change the language to English (which would explain why the picture below has English in it).
[via]DownloadSquad
Nice one., If you want to have a look @ some more transformation packs., Here is Unique list : “7 Free Must Have Windows XP Transformation Packs & Utility into Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS, Linus & Ubunto http://su.pr/1bS8PE“
How could they do this?Ubuntu IS Ubuntu. Hopefully they won’t associate our Ubuntu too close to the expensive Windows XP just for profit…
Great find Raju…
I will try to install this and see how it looks.
wow, unbelievable, is it available in English Version, or just only in Chineese?
Currently only in Chinese. There “might” be an option to change it into English version, but not sure
Here is the english(translated) page http://bit.ly/5NLN9r
So what? Linux has tens or hundreds distros, Linux is free and Open Source OS, and anyone can make various modification. Ubuntu itself tranformed from Debian. This modification-Ylmf OS impossible to compare with Win XP, because these OS is totally different from each other,XP just skin, not full OS copy.Various transformation packs created legally and avaliable to download legally in many inet places is also needs get status illegal.Also screen shots Ylmf OS really don’t looks like Win XP,what is the problem? If commercial OS do not sold,free OS is got piracy label.Is this right?
Also one Russian company legally sold commercial distro of Linux OS, with Win XP looks like. http://www.linux-xp.ru/products/home/ Get prison for copyright? I don’t think..
Interesting views Candis. I am not sure if this amounts to piracy, but they have tried to “clone” the GUI over here and this is different than those usual Windows themes we get for Ubuntu.
The bad part in this OS is the language option. Hope These Geeks will transform that to english.. This is too good to have inbox
The ylmf icon will install it onto a harddisk, abort it once, restart it, you should then be able to select english. After installing, run that sudo command and reboot, more english gets shown, the localization menu option allows you to get more into english. Looks nice and very fast but I hate this kernal as VBox guest additions refuses to install (kernal recompile error 9).
Yes, go with “sudo locale-gen en”, then go through START to icon Language Support, there click to english language, reboot, and you will get nice system with english or preferable language.(I currently use Czech language on the screens). I also installed VBox Additions with VBox 3.12, running fine. Check my screens:
http://unknownerror.net/SCREEN/ylmf_cs.png
http://unknownerror.net/SCREEN/ylmf_cs3.png
http://unknownerror.net/SCREEN/ylmf_cs5.png