In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Snit
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on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:14:27 -0700
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> "Rick" <none@xxxxxxxxxx> stated in post
> U7GdnWioz-08Gg3VnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on 7/30/08 8:24 AM:
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>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:19:35 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
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>>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:32:40 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>> Kernel space: no shortage of tracing options
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>>> True...
>>> What Linux is short on is applications that people other than geeks,
>>> actually want to use.
>>
>> Liar
>>
> What "Linux" applications do you think non-techie folks have shown an
> interest in?
>
> Firefox comes to mind... what else?
>
Firefox is not a Linux-specific application. In fact,
there are very few Linux-specific applications.
One might make a case for iptables, but even that wouldn't
require Linux, just certain API from the kernel to implement
the filtering policies.
Perhaps a better question is: What applications should be
implemented on Linux and GUIs that the average user will
want to use and more importantly pay actual money for?
(The only answer coming to mind is some form of custom work.)
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