a.about the packaging thing: that's actually work in progress via the PAL (Package Abstraction Layer) in GNOME. you must remember, however, that unlike in OSX, linux applications are installed in a disturuted manner, which makes it harder to do.
b.you mean "put a drawer on the panel" or whatever the KDE terminology is.
the point it, it already exists, people just don't use it as much since menues *do* tend to be efficeint for accessing relatively unused application. for
a lot of your rants are just things you are used to. why an "applications" folder? why not have it the way it is with Mandriva (double click and a GUI package manager will install the package for you), but a bit more automated (no 50 dialogs). drag&drop is overrated. if I could coose between a D&D, Point&click and a CLI interface, I will choose one of the laters for most jobs.
true, D&D has it's place: moving things. however, you should *not* have you system management be via drag&drop, since it is not as accessible as point&click.
about getting rid of app menues: that's stupid, how else will we graphically access our apps, via icons on the desktop/panel? don't make me laugh, i've currently got 58 entries in my applications menu alone, not to mention "places" and "system" (I guess you already know what GUI i'm using).
besides, you are missing the user-freinliness philosophy practiced in gnome and firefox: have it be very simple to edit common options, and don't make it too complicated to edit the rest.
that's why wev'e got firefox's about:config and gnome's Gconf.
this is an extension of apple's "make the common options simple" that does not remove user-freindlyness, but adds ability.
and you'd be surprised, but yes, linux *is* for anyone who wants, and not just for the biggest marketshare. and it has a long tradition of being as configurable as possible, and lots of the linux userbase *likes* it that way.
a. people with aspeger syndrom have problems communicating, but at least they know not to HOLD THE CAPS LOCK ON!
b. I don't think there's a person who doesn't have anything wrong with him/her self.
c. aren't you just a bit too bitter? I mean, there are other things to life besides sports and geekiness, ther's art, there's investigation of society, there's nature.
Asperger is in fact light enough for people who have it to lead a normal, achieveing life. I, for one, have been fairly able to live an acheiving life up to now (I would not call it normal or fullfilling, and I would also not say that asperger is not a problem, but with enough experience and some intellegence it can be worked around).
surprisingly enough, this world is not divided between "geeks" and "jocks", and you might as well know that many of the people you have grown to appreciate are far from being geeks (J. R. R. tolkein, for example).
and while I see your argument about choosing according to "what's hot this week", I think you are walking on a fine line there. for example, what about choosing to abort because of down syndrom? because of possible bodily problems? where does the line go between "what's hot" and a legitimate reason, and who are we to say so?
on simpler linux OSes, such as ubuntu, debian and mandrake, you can either donwnload the package and install it (though ubuntu doen't yet feature a graphical fronted for this method), or you can just find them in your respiratory, without manually downloading anything or weeding your way through anything (though again, on ubuntu you'd probably have to know how to enable universe, but that's a 1-time easy job).
so while for some times macs can install more easily, the difference isn't as drastic as you make it seem.
technically, work is defined a exerting a certain force over a certain distance. since you are exerting a force on your keys for the distance it take till the key is pushed, the answer is yes, you are doing work.
what do you expect?
it's not as if those hobbyists are going to buy an advanced windows license for a jack& jill site.
instead, they just get an old debian box with apache on it or rent a place in a server farm.
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a.about the packaging thing: that's actually work in progress via the PAL (Package Abstraction Layer) in GNOME. you must remember, however, that unlike in OSX, linux applications are installed in a disturuted manner, which makes it harder to do.
b.you mean "put a drawer on the panel" or whatever the KDE terminology is.
the point it, it already exists, people just don't use it as much since menues *do* tend to be efficeint for accessing relatively unused application. for
a lot of your rants are just things you are used to. why an "applications" folder? why not have it the way it is with Mandriva (double click and a GUI package manager will install the package for you), but a bit more automated (no 50 dialogs). drag&drop is overrated. if I could coose between a D&D, Point&click and a CLI interface, I will choose one of the laters for most jobs.
true, D&D has it's place: moving things. however, you should *not* have you system management be via drag&drop, since it is not as accessible as point&click.
about getting rid of app menues: that's stupid, how else will we graphically access our apps, via icons on the desktop/panel? don't make me laugh, i've currently got 58 entries in my applications menu alone, not to mention "places" and "system" (I guess you already know what GUI i'm using).
besides, you are missing the user-freinliness philosophy practiced in gnome and firefox: have it be very simple to edit common options, and don't make it too complicated to edit the rest.
that's why wev'e got firefox's about:config and gnome's Gconf.
this is an extension of apple's "make the common options simple" that does not remove user-freindlyness, but adds ability.
and you'd be surprised, but yes, linux *is* for anyone who wants, and not just for the biggest marketshare. and it has a long tradition of being as configurable as possible, and lots of the linux userbase *likes* it that way.
but many of the personal blogs are funny, amusing, and can gain quite a bit of popularity. the fact that many personal blogs look like this:
"
WE WENT TO MY FREINDS AND I PLAYED WITH JOHN!!! OMG!!! HE'S CUTE!!!! I ALSO WANT TO A PARTIE WITH JANIE!!!
"
some of us are actually quite eloquentand amusing. it's kind of like a way of knowing people, but it's different.
(-1, nitpicker)
haven't you heard? from now on it's only 'merges'.
I thought that by "misusing a computer", they meant "doing somethng against the interests of the rich people who bribe the congress".
it has been there since ancient times, it was just used in Star Wars.
so basically, you want them to continue to make products that suck?
Or mircrosoft adding new features to internet explorer
apple has just announced that it will move to intel. FUD? apparantly not.
what about a GTK port?
that shows what the word FUD means.
Ooo,the ope source conspiracy, we'll take over the world by DoSing articles with slashdot and by writing angry letters to editors!
yes, and soon you will lose your job because you exposed our worldwide conspiracy, but you can't stop us!
muhahahahaha!
a. people with aspeger syndrom have problems communicating, but at least they know not to HOLD THE CAPS LOCK ON!
b. I don't think there's a person who doesn't have anything wrong with him/her self.
c. aren't you just a bit too bitter? I mean, there are other things to life besides sports and geekiness, ther's art, there's investigation of society, there's nature.
Don't be such a killjoy, you've got to believe you'll get *something* out of life.
Asperger is in fact light enough for people who have it to lead a normal, achieveing life. I, for one, have been fairly able to live an acheiving life up to now (I would not call it normal or fullfilling, and I would also not say that asperger is not a problem, but with enough experience and some intellegence it can be worked around).
surprisingly enough, this world is not divided between "geeks" and "jocks", and you might as well know that many of the people you have grown to appreciate are far from being geeks (J. R. R. tolkein, for example). and while I see your argument about choosing according to "what's hot this week", I think you are walking on a fine line there. for example, what about choosing to abort because of down syndrom? because of possible bodily problems? where does the line go between "what's hot" and a legitimate reason, and who are we to say so?
yes, and will you have withdrawal symptoms if we cut your DSL/cable net connection?
going over the hard disk with magnets!
echo!
you are obviously new to slashdot...
nonsense.
on simpler linux OSes, such as ubuntu, debian and mandrake, you can either donwnload the package and install it (though ubuntu doen't yet feature a graphical fronted for this method), or you can just find them in your respiratory, without manually downloading anything or weeding your way through anything (though again, on ubuntu you'd probably have to know how to enable universe, but that's a 1-time easy job).
so while for some times macs can install more easily, the difference isn't as drastic as you make it seem.
technically, work is defined a exerting a certain force over a certain distance. since you are exerting a force on your keys for the distance it take till the key is pushed, the answer is yes, you are doing work.
some people may use it to overcome grief.
we are
what do you expect? it's not as if those hobbyists are going to buy an advanced windows license for a jack& jill site. instead, they just get an old debian box with apache on it or rent a place in a server farm.