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A Think Tank for Linux


Darkelve
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The Internet is our thinktank, and i love it.

Fissy:

 

True,

 

but the internet is chaotic, and information can get outdated, obsolete, or even disappear (I think there was a great article on the Register about this subject at one time, called information foraging I think).

 

With this chaotic way of handling information, information tends to live its own life. Rather than searching or submitting true novel 'ideas' (as opposed to mere disussions about existing stuff) Mandrakeusers.org, debian.org, gnu.org, opensource.org, slashdot.org, ... (you get the idea), you could turn to 1 place.

 

 

Well, technically, you would still be on the internet; no one forbidding you to go somewhere else.

 

It would often have that kind of information of prior use Qchem is talking about (was also in 1 of my original points I think). If such an item ever gets to court, can the judges ignore an archived website backed up by testimonies several hundreds, even thousands of individuals (yes, this is correct: it was there, we've seen it)?

 

 

 

SK_pt: I think Linux would make an excellent OS for such tasks. But you are saying a 500kb Linux OS? Isn't that a bit small, even for the core part of Linux?

 

I think if someone actually pulled off such a project, even if it was just a showcase product, and then leveraged the financial (yes, there *is* money there) and coding potential available in the asian markets, things would get off to a flying start, possibly even redrawing the whole landcape of IT!

 

One thing I think that will be essential in getting Linux to the masses/mass manufacturing companies, is hammering on the need for CONTRIBUTIONS and at least mimimal amount EDUCATION for home PC users (with security at the top of the list). Evidently, open standars would also be a prerequisite here.

 

Then, the Linux movement can prosper and perform at its best. But don't ask me how to do it...

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i do see your point, but:

what i love most about the internet is its lack of structure, free for all basically. I think that helps new ideas, although most of the time you will be talking aobut the same things over and over. That can happen in a single place though, look at forums!

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  • 2 weeks later...

Well, I though I'd just toss another idea into the 'Think Tank' :D

 

- Operating System actually is on a USB key (hey, I found one of 1GB today), with one part OS other part reserved for encrypted/secured storage for /home.

- Just carry the OS (and your home system) everywhere you go; plug it in a kind of "base station" with a screen, then continue your work.

 

 

Also discusse in:

 

http://www.mandrakeusers.org/index.php?sho...t=0entry82309

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