The problem with simple installs is that the people often need the most complex installs are newbies who need to dual-boot.
On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 06:20, John Hebert wrote: > Doug makes some good points here. I too think Mandrake was innovative > for a while, but the "user-friendly install" niche is getting crowded > with competitors and Mandrake's business model wasn't flexible enough. > This is not bad news, but signs of a healthy marketplace. Be sure to put > your BS filtering googles on when M$ or the like starts spewing FUD > concerning Mandrake's bankruptcy. > > Concerning user friendly installs, I think the time is coming very soon > where we will see a one-click distribution, possibly based on the > excellent hardware detection routines in Knoppix. Basically, I imagine > one screen where you are asked: "This will install Linux on your PC with > a bunch of defaults. Click OK to do an automatic install, or click > Expert Mode for more options." > > And at that time, the AOLers will invade... ;) > > John Hebert > > Doug Riddle wrote: > > Linux certainly has some steam. I use Mandrake, and will be sorry to > > see them go. Actually, it is my 10 year old that like it. I am sure > > y'all remember her... She is the one who is always upset we aren't > > rebuilding servers in the meetings. If she wasn't mine, I would not > > think she was so cute... > > > > I only see two sucessful methods for commercial distributions. One > > is Redhat. Aimed at Enterprise, staffed by core developers, leading > > the hurd, OK, herd. Hurd is still a dream for now. But Redhat is > > out there at the front of the pack with their own product. Mandrake > > was a work-alike aimed at a niche. No sale. Large scale, people are > > going to go to the original. If Mandrake pulled any users in, they > > generally migrated to Redhat. > > > > The other is Libranet-like distributions. Small companies, not IP > > ventures. They are small companies with a loyal follwing with a > > flat-structure aiming at niche they own. You can migrate from > > Libranet to Debian, but there isn't a large incentive to do so > > because the support, new developments, and innovative features are > > better with the original. No one ever accused Debian of being > > user-friendly. Libranet provides a saleable service that isn't going > > away. > > > > If they do not fall prey to to the grow to fast, get too big too > > qucik idea, they should do quite well. > > > > Doug Riddle > > > > --- Shannon Roddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I am not too sure about the French laws, but I read that they are > >>only > >>reorganizing. I was never too happy with mandrake, though I know a > >>lot > >>of people here and also newbies like it. I am sorry to see any > >>Linux > >>dist. have hard times though. Although Linux did well before there > >>were > >>commercial versions out there, they sure have put some steam behind > >>the > >>movement. > >> > >>Shannon > >> > >> > >>On Thu, 2003-01-16 at 15:56, Doug Riddle wrote: > >> > >>>Did any one read the articles on Mandrake going bankrupt? I have > >> > >>read that chapter 11 in France is the end of the road, like a > >>chapter 13 here. > >> > >>>The herd is getting thinner. > >>> > >>> > >>>Warmest Regards, > >>> > >>>Doug Riddle > >>>http://www.dougriddle.com > >>>http://fossile-project.sourceforge.net/ > >>>http://www.libranet.com > >>>-- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; > >> > >>they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington -- > >> > >>> > >>> > >>>--------------------------------- > >>>Do you Yahoo!? > >>>Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. 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