Calum Benson wrote: > On Tue, 2007-07-24 at 03:53 -0700, UNIX admin wrote: > >> The only thing is getting into the people's skulls that they *don't* >> need a desktop, and that the network is the computer. > > People who have regular, reliable access to a secure network may not > need a desktop, but for now, the rest of us do...
This all depends on what you mean by a desktop. Everyone needs a desktop, but what that desktop looks like and where it is generated and administrated may be be different. Is the browser in the desktop or the other way around? Is the desktop generated on my local system or on a server? Is the desktop controlled by me or a paid admin? Does the desktop use the standard metaphors or something new or augmented or minimized? The right answers to these questions depend on your individual needs and to pretend that there is a one size fits all solution today is to bury your head in the sand. -- blu The #1 red flag for privacy advocates is when a law enforcement official says "If you aren't doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to worry about." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Utterback - Solaris RPE, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Ph:877-259-7345, Em:brian.utterback-at-ess-you-enn-dot-kom _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
