Re: [ros-general] Keep it Clean

[Steve Walters]

I think the whole point is that most distros (Linux, Windows, etc) try
to accommodate the majority of users who are not computer literate. They
just want to push a few buttons and everything is there. That is
wonderful for your parents maybe and others who look at a PC with some
suspicion. But yes there should be an option at install to indicate what
kind of user you are (Novice, Nervous, Newbie, Power-User, etc) and it
should then install accordingly.
 
My tuppence worth
 
Steve 
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From: ros-general-bounces(a)reactos.org
[mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Bernard
Sent: 29 September 2009 11:53
To: 'ReactOS General List'
Subject: Re: [ros-general] Keep it Clean



>   The point is that a Ubuntu install gives you
> *everything*:  OS, 
browser, 

>   e-mail client, full Office suite, games, loads of
> utilities, etc. 
Windows 

>   doesn't.  So, you're comparing apples to
> oranges. 
 

This definitely is a good point.  If you look at it this way, Ubuntu is
beating the hell out of Vista, since with Vista you still need to
install everything else you need.  And then it is wrong comparing Ubuntu
with any other OS in terms of size.

 

If you want a slimmed down install, you might want to look into
something 

like CentOS (or Debian).

 

What would be nice would be either a full-featured installer (so that
you 

can pick and choose items), or an n-lite-like tool for Ubuntu.  You may 

want to do some Googling for respinning or remastering Ubuntu.

 

If ReactOS would ever consider adding applications to their installation
I hope this will be their approach from the start.  

 

Or check out Fedora:  it gives you easy, n-lite tools for remixing it:  

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Remix

 

Will look into it. Thanks.

 

Bernard 

(South Africa)



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