Re: Call for a new operating system

From: Jacob Westenbach (westy528_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/20/04 

Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:27:09 GMT

"M2@M" <patrickm@troop98.org> wrote in message
news:WvGdne24ksAXOZDd4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> Maurits van de Kamp wrote:
>
>
> > ..Or type apt-get or rpm -Uvh .. :)
> >
>
> The only problem I can see there is what are you to apt-get? For example,
> Joe Windows-Convert User decides he wants a program to burn CD. Now,
there
> are several programs for doing that - xcdroast, k3b, cdrecord, etc. How
> can the user find which program name to type in? Obviously, google can
> help then, and apt-cache search, too. But, again my point is that perhaps
> we should focus on making a searchable index of programs available for
> install/download, that's easy for people without a clue to use. Just a
> thought.

See synaptic.

JW