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Ok I have a dual boot between Windows and Linux right now. I see how people like Linux a lot but I can't really just switch between the two I ...
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    Ok I have a dual boot between Windows and Linux right now. I see how people like Linux a lot but I can't really just switch between the two I would rather just use both. The main reason is the internet on Linux is so hard to configure on my laptop. However now to my point. I know that you can customize your Linux desktop to however you want. The other day on the internet I saw this thing called "bblean" and I thought hey thats cool I had never thought about changing the desktop shell for Windows. So I decided this would be interesting to do, but then the question occurred to me. Is it legal to change this on Windows? I know that Windows often trys to restrict what you do and was wondering if this is legally aloud? I also noticed that the program "bblean" is freeware but I was wondering if the program in itself is even legal.

    Thank you very much for my off topic non-Linux based question.

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    It's probably just a skin or theme, I wouldn't worry toomuch about it. MS has bigger fish to fry than someone who thinks Windows looks bland. They want the folks that are making money illegally from MS products.
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    If you are truly worried about various legalities, it's always best to check the licensing agreements to any OS that you are working with and then go by whatever is said there rather than what anyone on any forum might tell you. Always keep that in mind and you probably won't go wrong.
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