Re: Daemon's Advocate article

[Hiten Pandya <hmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan Melomedman wrote:

> James Frazer wrote:
>
> > 1.  Too many strange choices & configurations
> > 2.  Needing to compile java to install Open Office (there was a lot of 
> > hoop jumping for this)
> > 3.  Setting up printing wasn't so fun.
>
>
> Welcome to Unix. It's a techie server operating system, not a desktop OS.
> So far, KDE, GNOME, etc. are rigidly fitting into the Unix way of doing
> things (technical and otherwise), and so all the troubles you mention.
> On the other hand, Apple was successful at integrating Unix into a
> desktop, but it's more of a desktop, not a server.
>
>
> > 1.  standard installer & package management
> > 2.  standard configuration & uniform config system
> > 3.  a bias towards ONE main (official) configuration (ie:  no choice 
> > between kde, gnome, or whatever).
>
>
> If only we could all agree with each other. Before this is possible,
> let's standardize some things in BSDs essential components first, across
> all BSDs. Yeah, I can dream.

	Efforts are progressing on this front, but not too much.  If I
	recall correctly, Wasabi Systems started a bsd-api-discuss@ list
	for discussing things that concern all BSDs, but it has been
	ages since I followed that list.

		-Hiten
		Hiten Pandya (hmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)