Re: [QCLUG-List: 81] What features of linux distributions do you feel are important in a group supported linux distro?

[Lee McKnight]

Good idea Paul.


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On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 4:30 PM CDT Paul Allen wrote:

>After the last meeting, I spent sometime thinking, and I really like the
>idea of getting a distribution that we can back as a group. This would
>allow us to focus on building a library of information so that new comers
>to linux would have an easier time.
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>Please note that I'm not asking which distribution. I think it is more
>important to define what we are looking for and work from that.
>
>That said, I will start with a few points:
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> 1. Avoid the command line - While each of us know what it is and are at
> least not afraid of it, any time you mention in your troubleshooting "Now
> open up a terminal and enter the following into the command line..." you
> will get the same look that a cow give to an oncoming train. Then when
> they see what they are going only have more questions.
> 2. Supports lots of media format easily - Not everybody has the open
> source philosophy that we do. The majority of people want to watch their
> videos, music or other multimedia and chances are, it's in
> a proprietary format
>
>What do you think?
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