Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/01/28/22:23:31
> I think it would be much easier for someone to start a "Lets make
> Linux easier for the end user to use" project.
Yes! Someone that agrees with me that it would not hurt Linux to make it
easier to use!
> This would probably mean a NEW special distribution with X, a few
No I think it would mean just making X easier to set up.
> window managers, an X control panel (BETTER than the dotfile
Red Hat has one of those.
> generator), a text based console control panel, common configurations
YES! Another thing I've been saying for a while! You don't need graphics
to have ease of use!
> for setting up the MODEM, NULL modem, sound card, email, a dynamic PPP
> link (an EASY setup like in Windblows), and other things like a
> default sendmail.cf file that is set up for the most common end user
> configuration (perhaps also with a control panel entry), I can think
Don't forget printer configuration and filesystem configuration. And it
would be nice to have an "automount" feature on removeable file systems
(or does Linux alread have that?).
> of MANY other programs that would be cool to have also. Anyone have
> any ideas on this? I think it would be much better than persuing a
> NEW GUI in DOS.
I do too, but I don't see the Linux thing happening. There are too many
idiots out there who think "I'm cool, cause I know how to use vi." Who
cares? I could spend my time doing other things. Like having fun.
> Also, if such a project is begun for Linux, I feel that ALL programs
> that are part of the project MUST be written in C period with the
> possible exception of some small bash scripts. I say this because I
> think that TCL/TK programs and other shell languages are SLOW!!!!! for
> this kind of thing.
Or C++.
Paul Brannan
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