2010/5/10 nishandh M <[email protected]>: > If linux needs to be adopted by desktop users, it needs to be much more user > friendly (nobody argues)
Nishandh, OK, lets make it user friendly, are you game? I think the first step is to identify specific policy issues. Just saying it ain't user friendly, isn't enough. I could see we already have one use case. 1. Handle ntfs drives easily. So I thought I will try with my USB drive, it is vfat. So I want to format it to ntfs. Here goes our use case 2. 2. Format drives with a right click from file manager. Lets take this a pilot case. How can we fix these two? Option 1 - keep saying Linux is not user friendly and hope someone would fix it But how would the dev know of specific issues? This is so silly won't they already know? Well, if it ain't broken, don't fix it? But is isn't it already broken? Show us the bug report. Now I agree it is not an easy task for newbies to report bugs. So how do we fix this? I guess they are OK to mail it here - or someone who knows the issue can mail it here. Now how many here can volunteer to report bugs? I can help those who are interested, I know there are others who can help too. Just raise your hands if you want to help with filing bugs. Now is even more difficult task, what if they don't respond to the bugs? Well, we have to fix it ourselves. Again we need people to volunteer. There will be help to get started and understand. We will track this project here http://www.fosscommunity.in/wiki/If_linux_needs_to_be_adopted_by_desktop_users,_it_needs_to_be_much_more_user_friendly_%28nobody_argues%29 If anyone is interested to give a shorter name, that is fine too. -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en
