Desktop Priorities: Difference between revisions
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- Debian and Arch did not have any issues with ntfs formatted external drives | - Debian and Arch did not have any issues with ntfs formatted external drives | ||
- Some Ubuntu users need to verify | - Some Ubuntu users need to verify, especially on the following: | ||
Those removable drives, which has been removed before "Safe to remove" confirmation from a Windows platform OS, fail to get automatically mounted. | |||
== Be able to easily format drives from file managers == | == Be able to easily format drives from file managers == | ||
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Communicate | |||
== Communicate to newbie users with a level of complexity easy for them to understand. == | |||
{proposed by Bipin kumar} | {proposed by Bipin kumar} | ||
How ever, this might not be | How ever, this might not be very practical. Developers are usually accustomed directly dealing with code, than GUI way of doing things. | ||
Therefore: | Therefore: | ||
Let there be | Let there be facilitators who communicate with the non-techie user in a very productive way. Thus the user will be more ready to continue as a FLOSS user. | ||
== Platform for communication between developers and users and various aspects == | |||
Preferred media: Internet Wiki / Mailing lists, or any other which allows archiving of topics. | |||
Guide lines on Mailing List best practices: | |||
http://kandalaya.org/guidelines.html | |||
http://mashable.com/2009/12/21/must-read-ebooks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Mashable+(Mashable) | |||
http://artofcommunityonline.org/ | |||
Issues: | |||
Is it preferred to send RTF/HTML/Multimedia rich messages to mailing lists? | |||
A compromise had to be made between readability and universal Compatibility. | |||
Data heavy messages could pose problems when sufficient bandwidth is not available. | |||
RTF/HTML also tend to distract when used carelessly. | |||
== Extensive Right click menus [context menus] with the following options: == | == Extensive Right click menus [context menus] with the following options: == | ||
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Eg: Reads OS Boot order from grub.lst and presents the order in GUI, settings changeable from interface. | Eg: Reads OS Boot order from grub.lst and presents the order in GUI, settings changeable from interface. | ||
==A clean Linux Uninstallation program, which allows any other existing OS to load. No MBR manipulations afterwards should be necessary | == A Clean Linux Uninstallation programme == | ||
A clean Linux Uninstallation program, which allows any other existing OS to load. No MBR manipulations afterwards should be necessary | |||
{from http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#CommMsgs?cmm=25416339&tid=5468635254074103253&start=1} | |||
There was some discussions in CoFSUG list about it, I will dig it up [[User:Pravs|Pravs]] 16:08, 15 May 2010 (UTC) | There was some discussions in CoFSUG list about it, I will dig it up [[User:Pravs|Pravs]] 16:08, 15 May 2010 (UTC) | ||
==Extensive fine tuneability of the OS. == | ==Extensive fine tuneability of the OS. == | ||
All gnu/linux distributions are customizable to a great extent--Provided the user knows how to. | |||
If a user finds a need for customising his installation and he is not able to do it,he can contact the mailing list/support group/community. | |||
== Add a training multimedia on bug reporting, with very attractive icon in boot menu | ===Examples:=== | ||
Add keyboard shortcuts. | |||
Write short scripts for regular tasks(Like the one written for asianet logins) | |||
Change Window manager/DE for memory friendliness etc.. | |||
... | |||
== Training multimedia which appears by default after 1st login == | |||
Add a training multimedia on bug reporting, with very attractive launch icon in boot menu and Desktop by default.(later be switched off) | |||
==Best bug reporter gets ice creams, steam engines or missiles== | ==Best bug reporter gets ice creams, steam engines or missiles== | ||
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==All developers gets ( choices plees... :) )== | ==All developers gets ( choices plees... :) )== | ||
== | == More BOOT OPTIONS == | ||
Boot option includes the following options along with administrator/user | |||
a)I wanna try it, with all possible assistance inbuilt (a short name for it...pls) | |||
A dialogue offers the userto connect to an IRC/ or mailing list which is near his area.(only after network is verified OK.) | |||
this applet should search for mailing list based on similiarity of topic / geographical nearness. | |||
14b) Boot next time, discarding all changes made in current login.(let the user twaek, but not suffer consequences) | |||
== | == GAME MODE == | ||
Let an option be there to release maximum possible OS/backgruond routine process resources. for a "Game/Video reneder" mode. On single click, and return to full fledged mode.[inspired by Game mode in antivirus softwares] | |||
== BUY PATENTS == | |||
Constitute a platform to accumulate money, inorder to buy "user friendliness"patents from the propreitory developers. Cant just pirate on them and let them go to hell.they have families. | |||
== FORUM WEB CRAWLER/SPIDER == | |||
I recently saw an image crawler in web, which indexes only CC/GPL images. Designing one for forum crawling would be great. i hope its already there | |||
17a) men should be able to rank discussions, and post consolidations. | 17a) men should be able to rank discussions, and post consolidations. | ||
== Narendra Sisodaya has listed a lot of changes, in his SchoolOS project. like Gobotype Filesystem, and more== | == Narendra Sisodaya has listed a lot of changes, in his SchoolOS project. like Gobotype Filesystem, and more== | ||