nobody was comparing Debian to closed source I was merely pointing at an example of the kind of frontend in the OS that I want to develop itc would still connect to all our existing sources. see the project website and wiki for a proposed idea of the sorts of things we want to create. http://kathryntolsen.github.io/diss/ the project has moved to gitlab but I don't have the new URL memorized yet the github links there.
On Oct 23, 2017 2:17 AM, "Marc Haber" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 04:40:18PM -0400, Katy Tolsen wrote: > > Well that's interesting, but in all honesty, not to me. I have absolutely > > no interest what-so-ever in accessing users computers as a means of doing > > volunteer support. This system I am proposing is all about integrating > > Debian's support resources and providing users with a sort of Help and > > Support Center type frontend in Debian much like Microsoft has put in > > Windows since XP, where they can easily access support options at a > glance. > > I would like to point out that we cannot be compared to a commercial, > closed-source entity since most of the channels that are mis-taken by > our users as support channels (such as the -project and -devel mailing > lists) would be inaccessible to the public at Microsoft. > > In Debian, those channels are open, which I see as a feature, even if > that means having to redirect the occasional mis-led user to the real > support channels. > > Greetings > Marc > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ----------------- > Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header > Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 > Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421 >
