The IDE/CLI Religous wars are always gonna be with us. Lets get back to the
original post:
Syed Khader Vali wrote:
>I am looking out for Ideas as to what can be done to Linux
>and I am looking out for some real challenging things.
I think Linux is a pretty satisfying OS for most geeks... barring the odd
itch. As far as I am concerned geeks can do their own scratching.
However, the ordinary end-user needs a little more help. Linux would be
terrifying for those poor souls who find Windows intimidating (They DO
exist). However, since the folks at KDE and GNOME seem to be doing a pretty
good job of making a desktop/workstation for the average user, you'd better
look elsewhere.
To get to the point: How a about a set of utilities (I won't go so far as to
call it a distro) to ease the setup of a server for a couple of purposes
that are reqd for most SOHOs:
* E-mail/Internet Gateway
* File Server
* Print Server
* Intranet Server, etc
These are things Linux does pretty well, but you gotta be at least a little
bit geeky to get it done. Our target audience are the kind of people who
point at monitors when they talk about computers.
Thats my two-cents worth (the two-cents may be sent to the address below :)
Botsie
PS: If you need a hand from a measly IDE-using VB(ewww...) (amongst other
things) programmer - give me a call.
B
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