Recently, the rain forest wind through Ylmf OS on board the domestic Web sites, news headlines, often occupy the center of the Internet media. Following the end of last year Ylmf OS, the rain forest air again in January 14 this year, launched the English version of the system and its independent domain XP.COM provided a download link, its services and expand overseas overseas users of the Internet market spare bedding.
Raising a year ago, Microsoft anti-piracy stick, tomato garden succumbed in droves. To avoid unnecessary disputes, also accused of piracy, "rain forest wind Studio" dissolved, and enter a stage of independent research and development. Under its influence, the domestic other Windows system optimization team have also dissolved.
Christmas Eve 2009, a year after leaving the rain forest the wind carry Ylmf OS operating system to return to the field. Giving users a free operating system at the same time, Ylmf OS also makes the industry an uproar: In addition to using the Linux kernel outside interface with the XP operating system used exactly the same infringement endless questions.
In fact, the current legal environment in China, whether in source or software interface, Ylmf OS are safe within the base line. For the rain forest the wind, the real test is "cottage XP" can carry their national dreams.
"Cottage version of XP"
Has a reputation for carrying pirated, but the rain forest the wind never thought a person in charge Lailin Feng and his related. "We're in the rain forest air exchange forum to share with friends XP system optimization results." While the studio back in the rain forest before the dissolution of the wind, Lai Linfeng was determined to own R & D restructuring.
By the end of 2008, the rain forest the wind started the Linux-based independent research and development project, launched last year Ylmf OS. This is an open source operating system that is open source code operating system, anyone is free to use, re-build (Windows XP non-open source system).
"Yes, you see the XP, but Ta is not XP." This is Ylmf OS promotional ad for the interface from the screenshots of view, Ylmf OS and XP is almost no difference. An experienced Ylmf OS in the industry, said: "seen imitation XP, Linux, may have never seen such a ruthless imitation, and even XP, let off every detail."
Since it is a free operating system, computer users whom applauded the few, but the voices of doubt are also prevalent.
"Technology is only the original package, put on the cloak of XP", this is the most acute criticism Ylmf OS. Lai Linfeng have smiled and said, "We play more of a skill, not technology, and even a sense, Ylmf OS is everyone's." Ylmf OS project started, there have been many Linux enthusiasts to Ylmf OS provided advice on research and development, or even direct technical support.
The high imitation XP system interface, Ylmf OS are friends jokingly called "cottage version of XP". In this regard, Lai Linfeng that friends say is their freedom of speech. But if the "cottage XP" this view so that everyone can have one more way to access and understand Linux, they do a good thing.
Lai Linfeng frankly, "Windows XP operating system is one of welcome by the user, Ylmf OS does draw some of its style, mainly taking into account the habits of most users, allows users to quickly start with Linux.
"I do not have too much of the cost considerations, can only say that we all costs, to pay a lot of hard work." Domain name alone XP.COM, Lai Linfeng spent thousands of dollars. Although XP.COM point Ylmf OS users refer to as the cottage home was another act, but as a promotional tool, this approach obviously worked.
Up to now, Ylmf OS downloads has reached more than 30 million.
Infringement is a pseudo-proposition
Rain forest wind hoping to Ylmf OS out of the quagmire of piracy and clean and simply into the desktop operating system. But the Windows XP interface to its high imitation behavior elicited an infringement or challenge the Voice.
Ylmf OS release within ten days, which caused Microsoft's attention. In a media interview, Microsoft said that "we have not assessed this system code, but You Yu-based Linux, Dangqian difficult to apply the anti-piracy laws. Therefore, we must Yiju Intellectual Property France's overall spirit to protect themselves."
Wealth of Nations famous Internet experts said Microsoft's argument is a false proposition. As how to determine infringement, long on the details of the legal provisions, there is no need to discuss from the spirit of the law. If the infringement of the legal question of whether there are further changes, we will then discuss their research.
"If Ylmf OS is actually covered with XP linux outside the cloak. So, we need only consider whether or not that dress infringement, and if an infringement, the infringement of degree." In the national wealth to the "corporate "told reporters.
Lailin Feng believes that the issue of infringement on Ylmf OS is a misleading, "If the appearance and operation of similar habits is the infringement, if a little exaggeration, and for example display style is simplicity, and many brands of screen are A simple screen 4 side, not the LOGO you really can not tell what brand, as well as all the screen so few operations on the keys, you can say who they are invading whose rights? "
According to the "Computer Software Protection Regulations" requirement, as a result of the limitations of expression is similar to not be plagiarism. This is exactly mimic the interface difficult to judge whether the reasons for infringement.
In rich countries that Microsoft itself is not taking into account the earliest founders of the graphical interface, a simple graphical interface on the concept of point of view, can not directly determine the rain forest wind infringement. But he also pointed out that if the number of boot screen, desktop wallpaper, introduced as an independent text and other works protected by copyright law, then, of these works unauthorized commercial use, is most likely constitute copyright infringement.
Ylmf OS extension interface uses Microsoft's enough real ones to fake boot screen, but Lailin Feng said that it was advertising gimmick, they actually use the boot screen, desktop wallpaper, etc. all have a legitimate source, and because Ylmf OS is free, Ylmf OS not infringe the copyright of the independent work of art.
It is reported that Microsoft recently received an official in the well-known technology website Ars Technica interview, said: "We can not predict the future, but currently we can not on their (the rain forest the wind) to prosecute." Tone somewhat helpless.
The real test
During the interview, Lai Linfeng repeatedly stressed that the rain forest wind Ylmf OS is launched with a strong national complex. "Imagine, if the current here can have a very good free operating system, the state could save much money? Able to circumvent the number of information security? Therefore, the rain forest the wind did not intend to return by what Ylmf OS, just hope that we can try to accept something different, so that the open source operating systems in the country to promote the open. "
Tomato Garden fallen shocking, plus swallowed their anger dissolve the "Rain Forest Wind Studio," Biequ, Lai Linfeng National Complex is easy to understand. However, being monopoly desktop operating system market, Microsoft, Ylmf OS If you can not blaze a way to survive, this dream is a shattered nation.
Early in the rain forest the wind before launching Ylmf OS, domestic winning software, system software vendors such as Red Flag Linux Desktop has released operating system, although government procurement and the new PC, to be pre-installed genuine operating system policy support, but unfortunately has price advantage of Linux desktop operating system market share is still less than 1% in real terms, while Microsoft's market share in this area as much as 90%.
Linux, the audience has long been a high-end user group is an important factor contributing to this situation. As the high-end positioning, the demands of ordinary users often can not be well satisfied, on the basis of the Linux operating system developed with Microsoft Windows XP and other mainstream systems vary widely, many users purchase pre-installed Linux, the Internet copies are will re-install the high price of the genuine system, or Microsoft system illegal.
Lai Linfeng clearly seen on the crux of the problem, so when he independently developed the operating system market posture Shahui, it wanted to become a "sought to close the attitude of most civilian users, to meet the needs of ordinary users" of the desktop operating system. The result is that we see is called "cottage XP" the Ylmf OS.
For many senior developers the Linux system did not solve the compatibility problems, has always been good at Windows XP's rain forest wind energy to solve this? Many industry expressed doubt that the Ylmf OS despite the high interface imitation XP, but the essence is not a long time to break through the 1% of the desktop market, Linux. Ylmf OS's popularity, not through a simple interface can be implemented imitation.
Lai Linfeng frankly, Ylmf OS hardware and software compatibility, software, and so do the richness and some need improvement, then the rain forest the wind continued to release a new version will continuously improve the user experience, simplify the complexity Linux operation let the primary users can quickly get started. Meanwhile, Lai Linfeng hope software and hardware providers can provide more support for Linux systems, rich software and games under Linux.
However, the prospects for Ylmf OS, Lai Linfeng still confident. "In domestic terms, Ylmf OS is extremely popular, with more than 300 million Chinese Internet users, as long as 1 percent of customer support we are a huge number."
Heavy promotion of Ylmf OS as the first step, the rain forest wind is actively planning to enter the netbook market model both cooperation, but also launched its own brand. At present, Lai Linfeng working with Dongguan, Shenzhen and other places to discuss a number of foundries. Barring the unexpected, loading Ylmf OS of the Internet this product will soon show up in the market.
Can people get rid of Linux desktop operating system had to be unloaded embarrassing fate? This is the true test Ylmf OS.
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