> So, I guess you don't install any software that you download and run, like > Firefox or OpenOffice.org or Google Earth?
I've installed and am running applications such as Firefox 3.6.3 (plus Flash 10.1), Google Chrome 5.0.342.9, Adobe Reader 9.3.1, mplayer, FBReader, etc. -- because I trust the organizations that made these applications available. Haven't installed OpenOffice - *why* would I want to run it on the XO ? Tried to install Google Earth once (to see if I could) - the installation process ran out of some kind of resource, and I was not interested enough to fix whatver the difficulty was. > The point about AIR is > that it lets the developer use the same tools to develop rich Internet > applications and desktop applications with attractive "rich" user > interfaces. O.K. My point is that I am not the target for that developer - I have little interest in acquiring his application, no matter how rich it is. [I look for function, not for attractive interfaces.] And if I get an opportunity to mentor a newbie, I will try to convey what kind of things I think he should pay the most attention to. mikus _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel