On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Apt is is definitely what I use 99% of the time. Synaptic has its > advantages, primarily for desktop user, over Apt wrt to convenience > and usability, especially if you are one of those people that believes > Desktops should cater to the lowest common denominator. I agree that catering to the lowest denominator is probably not the best approach, but it must definitely be a major consideration for the fact that if a Linux desktop is to become a major player in the desktop OS industry, then it must do exactly that. This is exactly why it isn't. If you look at the M$ and Mac biz models, you can see that this is the secret<actually not a secret> to their success. On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:43 AM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Paul Saenz: > The primary role Linux plays is that of a FOSS OS. If you are too poor to > upgrade to the lastest version of CEMENT, Linux will be there. That brings up another issue: Memory. If that is the primary purpose of FOSS OS, then you need to cater to people who can't afford that latest greatest hardware. The current economic slump will even play a factor in the business world. I know that Ubuntu is very popular in Brazil and other Foreign countries, and many of those users can't afford the Cadillac of computers. Shuttleworth is from South Africa, and he's catering to the global community in such a way as to cause his software project to become a real player. The OS must be able to run efficiently on limited resources. Even if you have an Uber desktop. There is no point in having 15 versions of every kind of software. <exaggeration> As I stated before, all you have to do is type apt-get install synaptic... into the command line. For those who don't know how to do that, it's probably better for them to use the Software Center until they learn. With that said, since Synaptic is of the same type application as Software Center, I think that it should be on the first page of the Software Center with an explanation of its purpose and capabilities. My 2c Which being of a Novice is subject to revision. Paul _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
