On 5/6/08, Christopher Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, May 06, 2008 at 11:00:54PM +0200, Dirk Frigne wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 08:21:21PM +0200, Arnulf Christl wrote: > > > > What was a Desktop GIS exactly? I only have a browser and for some > > > strange > > > > reason all that I do starts with an http://... > > > > > > A Desktop GIS is what you switch to when you realize that the browser > > > makes a really poor operating system, and moving outside of it and > > > using > > > the rest of your computer is important to accomplishing some tasks. > > > > > I understand your answer, but instead of switching to the desktop GIS only, > > you should decide to switch to the server in some circumstances for > > accomplishing some tasks... > > > My response to Arnulf was tongue in cheek: sorry that didn't come across > well. > >
Actually, I thought it was a very well put response. It came off very well. Recognizing the boundaries of the capabilities of desktop vs. the browser is perhaps the first step toward making a sane application. A few capabilities port over from one to the other. The ones that don't and yet are force-fitted into the wrong environment make for a very sucky experience. -- Puneet Kishor _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
