On Fri, 2007-09-14 at 09:54 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > >>> I agree 100% with one of his beefs. Laptop touchpad sensitivity. > >> When I'm > >>> typing (and as I touch-type around 50 wpm, the keyboard is really a > >> humming) > >>> often the cursor will jump to where the i-beam for the mouse is; > >> ooops, left > >>> click. But I didn't touch the touchpad. Aggravating as all get > >> out. (And > >>> if someone knows a way to turn that down, please let me know, as > >> I've not run > >>> across the setting yet). > > It seems to me that Mossberg has identified a terrific business > > oportunity. Someone for $50-$100 will configure all the things he feels > > currently are obscure to configure. It only has to be configured once > > and then mass copied. > > That's almost the model that I foresee actually working for whatever > unix-like system implements it first. Make the package manager just a > bit smarter and add a 'publish' button somewhere so a person who had > configured a nicely working system could export his installed package > list and custom configuration settings, and it would result in a URL > that anyone else could click to duplicate that setup slightly more > closely than matching kickstart installs would. That way someone could > tweak a machine to someone like Mossberg's satisfaction, he could push a > button, and the next day a million people could be running "Mossberg's > recommended Linux". Or the same for someone who actually knows how to > configure a linux box... Outstanding idea, Les. You know if anybody is currently working on anything like that? Andy
