Easy to use/install was Re: [Novalug] Community contribution

[greg pryzby]

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I would be interest in know what others think of Ubuntu (gutsy 7.10) and
if it meets that goal.

I put my Mac family in front of it and they can work. I drivers are
there and there is a notice when you need to update.

Jay Hart wrote:
> This might be so, but if we as a community do not make it easier to install
> tools, drivers, etc., (or a whole distro for that matter) on a working box,
> people will go back to something else.
> 
> And, you will get 'ONE Chance' to keep them.
> 
> WHat I'm saying is that we, as a community, must take the attitube and
> appraoch that has served Apple so well:
> 
> 'Build a great interface, easy to use, easy to manage, easy to
> maintain/install, etc, and they will love it'.
> 
> I think the community is doing better, but there needs to be a shift (if it
> hasn't already occured) from what a developer wants, to what the end user
> wants. And, the interface must be intuitive to use for the end user.
> 
> MTC,
> 
> Jay
> 
>> - just MHO...

> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:59:32 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: Re: [Novalug] Community contribution
> From: "Jay Hart" <jhart at kevla.org>
> To: "b b" <linux_author at yahoo.com>
> 
>> - people are just plain tired of proprietary software
>> bull****
>>
> 
> This might be so, but if we as a community do not make it easier to install
> tools, drivers, etc., (or a whole distro for that matter) on a working box,
> people will go back to something else.
> 
> And, you will get 'ONE Chance' to keep them.
> 
> WHat I'm saying is that we, as a community, must take the attitube and
> appraoch that has served Apple so well:
> 
> 'Build a great interface, easy to use, easy to manage, easy to
> maintain/install, etc, and they will love it'.
> 
> I think the community is doing better, but there needs to be a shift (if it
> hasn't already occured) from what a developer wants, to what the end user
> wants. And, the interface must be intuitive to use for the end user.
> 
> MTC,
> 
> Jay

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