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Weblog:   To push desktop Linux, radical shift may be required
Subject:   a "STANDARD LINUX"
Date:   2003-11-18 03:09:08
From:   dublinclontarf
when someone earlier talked about a standard linux, where everything, from all distributions,from applications to interfaces should be standardised to one standard.
This is quite correct I think.
When Linux is being installed have an international "Standard Install", available on all linux distors.this would automaticaly handle partitions everything except the root password.
With a standard desktop.
BUT allow for everything to be customisable, u get me?
Standardised but totaly customisable.
so the desktop layout, should be researched and then standardised across the board, but should be totlay customisable, menu's and everything.
That would make things a lot easier(at least I think).


And on installing applications; unless theyre distributes with the dependancies I can never get them to work(because not everyone has the internet or wants to wait an hour downloading a dependancy just to get MP3's & ogg players working).


In short build for the idiot but allow for the advanced.
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  • a "STANDARD LINUX"
    2003-12-09 22:32:58  anonymous2 [Reply | View]

    > In short build for the idiot but allow for the advanced.

    its clear which group u belong 2! u get me??
    • a "STANDARD LINUX"
      2004-11-18 12:33:43  mwalker [Reply | View]

      Why is it that every time someone calls for a "standardized" Linux, designed so an average user can easily start using it, a pseudo-clever person insults them?

      This was, after all, an article about Desktop Linux distributions, not distributions for programmers, code freaks, hackers, servers, or whatnot. Desktops. Which means that the end user should be able to expect a certain standard for what is included and how it should work.

      If Linux never makes it to the desktop, it will be mainly because of the people who think they are oh-so smart because they run Linux, and because they childishly insult people who dare to think about the computing experience as a whole.
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