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On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 08:52, dams@×××.fr wrote: |
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> I think a perfect corporate desktop would : |
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> - be cheap |
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> - be installable by not so good technical guys quickly |
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> - be useable at soon as it is installed |
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> Now if the guy has to configure each workstation, it's not very convenient... |
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Actually, the corporate world works quite a bit differently. |
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- Decide on standard hardware/software platform |
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- Install software onto chosen hardware platform, including setting up |
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all standard software |
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- create Ghost image of "standard" platform |
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- multicast images to all other machines |
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Even in the most complex situations, the configuration is only done |
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once. |
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It is impossible to create a good "corporate desktop" because quite |
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simply, no two places will ever have the same needs. Creating a simple, |
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easy-to-use default setup is the closest you can come to this goal. |
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There will always be custom software to install that is specific to that |
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one company/office/department that is different from everyone else. Why |
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add a bunch of cruft that isn't needed and only needs to be removed |
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later? |
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I honestly think the "desktop" is a bad idea as a goal. It is paramount |
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to going to the school bully's house, calling him out, then slapping |
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him. We should really be focusing on making everything in our |
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distribution more consistent and accessible. The end-product desktop is |
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always something different from the original and is always tailored to |
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the specific user. Making things easier to locate and having a |
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consistent interface is the best way of competing in the desktop arena. |
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Also, documentation is definitely most important. My hat's off to the |
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documentation team and to everyone whom has submitted documentation. |
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The reason Gentoo is as popular as it is today is 100% because of the |
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amazing amount of resources we have available for a user to find the |
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answers to any questions that he may have. |
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My conclusion is this: Make the system more consistent and convenient, |
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and the desktop will follow. |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Developer, Gentoo Linux |
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Games Team |
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