: From: Jonathan Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Subject: [PDXLUG] Functionally Overloaded Linux Distribution...? : : I want to put together a Linux distro weighing in at : 100 CDs (not including source). At the same time, the : distro can't just have 1000 X-based terminals, it's : got to have software that people might conceivably : want to use.
How about tons of GUI-based tools to replace the incomprehensible and/or tedious stuff that holds back Linux form taking over the heartland? - Install a tar.gz with a double-click. - Add/remove hardware without kernal-rebuilding hassles. - USB that 'works': I plug in one device, OS finds it and tells me what it is, then I pass files around, press ONE 'disconnect ' button, and jack in some other USB device. Maybe a mouse this time, or a drawing tablet. NO command lines, no typing in meaningless groups of consonants interspersed with numbers nobody cares about. Someone hands me a USB stick - I plug it in - I shouldn't need to know the manufaturer, the size, or format (ext3 or fat?) That's the computer's job - I just want to see the files. - Plug-n-play that WORKS. Need a new monitor? Buy one at Fry's. Buy a used on at FreeGeek. What kind? Doesn't matter. Shut down Linux box, swap VGA cables & reboot. Video looks the same, no questions asked, no incomprehensible text asking about things nobody cares about. All I cared about was that this monitor was $19 less than that one. Work with me on this one. - Same goes for adding a new printer. What's the difference between Postscript and Ghostscript? Doesn't matter, I just need to print a .doc file someone e-mailed me. Or a .pdf, or an .sdw. That's the way most people use computers. If we can make Linux THAT friendly, things could get awesome. - GLL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where Speed & Service Have Always Mattered @ http://www.ados.com _______________________________________________ PDXLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug
