> 1) Automounting a floppy/CD when it is inserted
> (BTW: IRIX mediad has been doing this for quite a while)
Yeah we looked at it, and decided it sucked somewhat. Stephen Tweedie
has a slightly different scheme where you can even be sat in a directory
on a changable volume when itchanges and all is fine - its called
supermount
> 2) Simpler installation: e.g. rather than asking 30
> questions, provide a menu like:
> 1) Express install: don't ask me anything,
> just go ahead and fill my disk.
> 2) Pick and chose: let me select
> ...
Thats occured a lot
> 3) XFree86 installation: don't ask me what chipset I have
> and what's the scan rates etc. Instead have an internal
> mapping table between well known brand names (e.g. ATI Mach64)
> and the details of the card. People usually know the latter
> (what's written on the box, but rarely the former)
Current installers from RH and I think SuSE ask no questions for PCI
installs barring optional monitor abiklity ones
> 4) Simpler Network config: DHCP client installed by default
> Again saving complex questions to the simple user
Yep
> 5) Of course, a coherent consistent GUI to manage everything
> from HW devices to access to files etc. Those who need
> the simplicity, will never be willing to do command line
> stuff.
Have a look at linuxconf, it works, it does the job. The gui just needs a
major rethink
> 6) Development tools like VB/VC++ :-)
Cygnus GNUPro ;)
> Someone forward this to Red Hat / Gnome and the XFree86 teams ...
We've all seen it.
Alan
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