[Bug 125325] Live CD should provide information for Windows/Mac users after boot

[Pau Garcia i Quiles]

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When the KUbuntu live CD boots, it shows an immaculate desktop with an
"Install" icon.

If you are an experienced Linux or KDE users, or someone has explained
how to start with it, you might dare to try some applications and
eventually find that Konqueror is the Internet Explorer equivalent,
OpenOffice Writer (or KWord) the Microsoft Word equivalent, etc.

If you are new to Linux, most probably you will just turn off your
computer because you will not know what to and do not want to put your
computer in risk. Probably you won't ever know what a Live CD is,
therefore you will be wondering what the $)=" has happenned to your
wonderful Windows Vista desktop. You will be so scared you will not try
to use that CD again unless someone provides you with some information.

I think KUbuntu (and Ubuntu, and every LiveCD) should show, right after
booting, an informative page with a brief introduction to the
distribution (KUbuntu, in this case) for newbies. Something as simple as
a Konqueror showing a webpage would do (Knoppix shows some information,
although it is not as useful as I'd like it to be). Some of the contents
I would like to see:

1. "Welcolme to KUbuntu, a free software Linux distribution by Canonical
Ltd and the KUbuntu community" (exactly that, no more words wasted)

2. You computer and data are safe!!! They have not been erased by this
CD, and nothing will happen to them unless you explicitly do. If you
reboot your computer without this KUbuntu CD, you will be able to use
Windows and your data again. Beware that clicking on "Install",
repartitioning your hard drive (if such an utility is available with a
GUI), or mounting in read/write mode your Windows drivers might lead to
destructive actions.

3. KUbuntu is the combination of Linux and KDE and is, at least, as good
as Windows. KUbuntu is free but paid support is available from Canonical
and others. Everything you currently do with Windows, you can do with
KUbuntu.

4. List of some equivalents of Windows applications: 
  Internet Explorer     --> Konqueror
  Microsoft Word        --> OpenOffice.org Writer
  Microsoft Excel       --> OpenOffice.org Calc
  Windows Media Player  --> Amarok (for audio), Kaffeine (for video)
  Winamp                --> Amarok
  iTunes                --> Amarok
  mIRC                  --> Konversation
  AIM/MSN Messenger/ICQ --> Kopete
  WinZip/WinRAR         --> Ark
  Nero Burning ROM      --> K3b
  Acrobat Reader        --> KPDF
  Outlook Express       --> KMail
  Microsoft Outlook     --> Kontact

5. For more help, visit #kubuntu in IRC (irc.freenode.org) and the
KUbuntu forums

6. Thank you for trying KUbuntu. We hope you enjoy the experience.

** Affects: kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: New

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Live CD should provide information for Windows/Mac users after boot
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125325