On Jan 8, 2003 at 20:51, Nikhil Joshi wrote:
- Better hardware support:
Let the multimedia k/b, the jazzy 5 button
Multimedia keyboard? Why?
mouse, the fundoo steering wheel work under Linux.
Mouse, yes. Wheel, when they rleease the specs.
Lets say me and my brother use different ISPs and we would not like to share passwords. How to do that ? I believe there is no viable solution
I don't need to do this myself, so I won't do the research. But I bet there's a way to allow non-privileged users (even specific ones) to ppp-up and -down, or at least set up the scripts so that the appropriate dialer is used or something.
My family members would like to install the apps they downloaded from the net (rpm files). How to ensure that they can install the stuff? (sudo ? but they can accidently uninstall some progs that I installed How to prevent that?)
I think rpms have a way of installing only for a specific user (--prefix, perhaps?).
My system is badly shut and for fsck the shell script asks for the root password. But I'm (the root)not available. The system wont proceed without fsck. What to do now? Note: even with ext3, if the fs is in real bad shape RHL *asks* for root password.
A computer that doesn't need an admin? You're looking for Toasters, aisle 5.
- Leaner Desktop Environments
I'd agree, but I use XP for my GUI needs. Don't bother flaming me.
Unless and until there is support for : Educational CDs (GRE,TOEFEL,GMAT...) Encyclopedia CDs ISP CDs (VSNL dialer CD e.g.) etc.
Written for Windows. Haven't you seen the system requirements? That's their choice, we can't do anything about it. We make it so that Linux can run those CDs, and we get sued for reverse-engineering MS's system.
- More Games please
Frankly majority of teenagers are gaming enthusiasts and understandibly so. Linux does not stand in the competition AFA games are concerned. OK there may be QUAKES and DOOMS but the numbers are nowhere near as those offered by Windows.
Again, check the requirements on the box. No one wants to develop for Linux because the libraries aren't as widely used as they'd like. No one wants to develop the libraries because they don't see a need. Can you see the cycle?
Okay, let's talk SDL and SVGALib (is that thing still around?). Gaming companies prefer to develop for DirectX. Guess what? DirectX is closed source. This is where we start talking about "monopoly".
- Better/Easier Development environment
OK C may be good for experienced programmers. But I've seen many novice people write good sofware with VB. It is easy (period)
VB sucks (period).
You want VB-style, choose Java. Choose Emacs. Choose Tcl/Tk. Choose PHP, Perl, JSP. Choose from a hundred different languages.... Bah, there goes my _Trainspotting_ reference.