This gets me thinking, why don't they build a Linux distro based on a web browser interface. The problem I see is that a lot of people are scared of Linux because it has a reputation/perception as being more difficult to use than windoze. To be honest it is due to the need to manually install stuff, whereas windoze is designed for ease of use. Having a web browser interface will overcome a lot of these apprehensions because most computer users are familiar with a web browser and how to navigate around it. If linux is to grow they need to come up with a standard that programmers can work with to build easy to use software that is self installing. Obviously within the linux community there are divisions along the lines of those wanting to build easy to use stuff with an industry standard and those who are linux purists and have a secret agenda to keep non geeks out of linux, fearing if linux becomes too popular it will push them out and make their work redudant. This is understandable from the point of view that one dominat flavour of linux will squash the other flavours into oblivion. Nobody wants to work on a dead end project. I guess that is the first problem that has to be solved, the battle between one dominant linux and having lots of little penguins going off into different areas to see where they end up. Anyway I have to reinstall ubuntu due to clumsy button pushing.
Hendrik ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: New Apple operating software > On Jan 12, 2008 10:56 PM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> most people who are on the internet are not sophisticated users. >> basically, >> they are using a web browser and an email client. maybe some light word >> processing. > > > Not even that much, by my observation. A lot (most?) people who aren't > very > tech-savvy just use webmail. They often aren't even aware that mail > clients, or any internet software other than the browser, exist---to them, > the internet IS just the world inside the browser. > > And Google Docs ought to fill anyone's need for light word processing. > > Basically, 50% of home computer users would be happy with a Linux machine > that went straight into Firefox when you turned it on. (The other half > are > gamers, which is a whole different issue.) > > Alex > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
