WSJ: Mossberg takes the Linux bait and snarls ....

[Les Mikesell]

Andrew Kelly wrote:

>>>>> I agree 100% with one of his beefs.  Laptop touchpad sensitivity.
>>>> When I'm 
>>>>> typing (and as I touch-type around 50 wpm, the keyboard is really a
>>>> humming) 
>>>>> often the cursor will jump to where the i-beam for the mouse is;
>>>> ooops, left 
>>>>> click.  But I didn't touch the touchpad.  Aggravating as all get
>>>> out.  (And 
>>>>> if someone knows a way to turn that down, please let me know, as
>>>> I've not run 
>>>>> across the setting yet).
>>> It seems to me that Mossberg has identified a terrific business
>>> oportunity. Someone for $50-$100 will configure all the things he feels
>>> currently are obscure to configure. It only has to be configured once
>>> and then mass copied.
>> That's almost the model that I foresee actually working for whatever 
>> unix-like system implements it first.  Make the package manager just a 
>> bit smarter and add a 'publish' button somewhere so a person who had 
>> configured a nicely working system could export his installed package 
>> list and custom configuration settings, and it would result in a URL 
>> that anyone else could click to duplicate that setup slightly more 
>> closely than matching kickstart installs would.   That way someone could 
>> tweak a machine to someone like Mossberg's satisfaction, he could push a 
>> button, and the next day a million people could be running "Mossberg's 
>> recommended Linux".  Or the same for someone who actually knows how to 
>> configure a linux box...
> 
> Outstanding idea, Les. You know if anybody is currently working on
> anything like that?

No, everyone wants to make up new distribution names, spin CD's and 
build incompatible repositories instead of cooperating and making a 
package manager smart enough to do this.

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    Les Mikesell
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