On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 07:38 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > Andrew Kelly 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? > > No, everyone wants to make up new distribution names, spin CD's and > build incompatible repositories instead of cooperating and making a > package manager smart enough to do this. Oh, you're talking about a completely new package manager. I thought you just meant something standalone which would/could export a config, basically building a better mousetrap in a kickstart sense of things. Whatever. I'm in, either way. I've been looking for something of that magnitude as an anchor project in a long-term thing I'm currently conceptualising. You in, too? Or are you in more of a "peel me another grape" place right now?
