What a quandary we are getting into
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| feistyfeline Nov 29, 2009 5:32 AM EDT |
I think we are headed to the point where the best in class software suggested by upstream developers of gnome and kde, and the individual distributions are outgrowing the minimum live cd install. To keep the download size to a minimum while providing the best applications, hardware and language support some distributions like Fedora's live cd removed large applications like openoffice. Since I like to show off live cds to people that have Windows problems, demonstrating the capabilities of a default Linux install as a viable Windows replacement becomes difficult with removal of killer default apps. Ultimately I would prefer to have practical applications that the average user can use, and that can be used in real life situations. Let me explain what I mean: - I like mature light weight applications but then reduce duplication of apps: qiv or gqview for images, and xpdf or ggv for pdfs, because less is more. Most users prefer empowerment through the gui of multipurpose apps which presents the quandary Ubuntu is experiencing. - While I totally support the default download choices of desktop and server I think to solve this problem Ubuntu will have to market alternative spins more vigorously. The best choice will be to include minimum system install, with system tools and editors, that retrieves application sets from the net. This way users choose their apps based on what they need, or based on recommendations of users and professionals. This of course means that the software store will feature more prominently on the desktop. I beleive there is a feature that allows you to install software based on supported mime types. |
| jezuch Nov 29, 2009 7:23 AM EDT |
Well, show off live DVD's then! :) |
| montezuma Nov 29, 2009 10:48 AM EDT |
nm wrong thread |
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