Mastodawn

It's FOSS Jul 18, 2025

Modern problems require modern solutions 😎🐧

#linux #windows #grub

What happens if you turn on both switches?

MuhammadFree🇵🇸Jul 18, 2025

@bruce @itsfoss creates a new operating system inspired by Windows and GNU/Linux 🤣

Crablike_Vacancy Jul 18, 2025

@MuhammadFreeSoftware @bruce @itsfoss "GNU/Winux" perhaps?

It could boot into a WSL terminal, or maybe a cmd prompt in Wine? Or a Linux distro with the
Windows desktop environment somehow grafted onto it.

MuhammadFree🇵🇸Jul 18, 2025

@Crablike_Vacancy @bruce @itsfoss I love the idea of GNU/Winux! 🤣

ThePfromtheO Jul 18, 2025

@MuhammadFreeSoftware @Crablike_Vacancy @bruce @itsfoss
"I love the idea of GNU/Winux!"

Hmm…
https://winuxos.com

Winux

MuhammadFree🇵🇸

@ThePfromtheO @Crablike_Vacancy @bruce @itsfoss Microsoft lawyers be like -_-

ThePfromtheO Jul 18, 2025

@MuhammadFreeSoftware @Crablike_Vacancy @bruce @itsfoss
Mentioning #Wubuntu here doesn't mean that I recommended it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winux#:~:text=The%20Register%20claimed%20the%20distribution%20likely%20infringes%20on%20trademarks%20by%20Canonical%20and%20Microsoft%2C%5B1%5D%20while%20ZDNet%20warns%20that%20it%20might%20be%20a%20scam.

https://windowsforum.com/threads/wubuntu-the-quirky-windows-11-clone-disguised-as-linux.347233/
https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/wubuntu/

Winux - Wikipedia

ThePfromtheO Jul 18, 2025

@MuhammadFreeSoftware @Crablike_Vacancy @bruce @itsfoss

One more!

https://linuxfx.org/

😆

Linuxfx Operating System – Windows Theme Over Linux

MuhammadFree🇵🇸Jul 18, 2025

@ThePfromtheO @Crablike_Vacancy @bruce @itsfoss Suddenl we've got tons of windows clones 🫠

ThePfromtheO Jul 18, 2025

@MuhammadFreeSoftware @Crablike_Vacancy @bruce @itsfoss
And #Wubuntu doesn't even seem to be #privacyFocused. It comes with #Edge preinstalled, #Firefox removed, links to #Microsoft365…
👎️

MuhammadFree🇵🇸Jul 18, 2025

@ThePfromtheO @Crablike_Vacancy @bruce @itsfoss that's Ubuntu Microshit Editoion