Jaap Haitsma wrote: > I think doing everything webbased could be even better for the consumer. > It would be an experience like buying a book at amazon. Users can add > reviews, ratings, screenshots links to other sites etc. etc. And then if > you like it you click on the install button and it gets installed.
And value-added services like this are what distinguishes the commercial Linux distributions from the non-commercial ones. The reason the commercial distributions can offer these services is because they are commercial. For non-commercial distributions (like Debian), these kinds of services cost too much in terms of volunteer time, server storage space, and network bandwidth (all of which are at a premium) to be considered worthwhile. Unless, of course, someone steps up and volunteers to do it. Is your persistence in this discussion an indication that you are willing to volunteer the time, storage space, and bandwidth needed to support something like this? If so, then stop talking and just go do it. Let us know where it's hosted when it's ready. Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
