Re: Future of ELKS

Javier Sedano
2004-05-20T16:54:52Z

Hi,

Miguel Bolanos wrote:
>>
>> 1) Be more "user friendly". Of course, and elks user is probably a
>>hacker, at least to an extent, so "user friendly" does not mean "dumb
>>winuser friendly", but neither should mean "only-the-programmer
>>friendly". It should not be a specific feature, but an elks way of live.
>>I would like that anybody able to compile and run a Linux kernel was
>>able to compile and run an elks kernel.
>> I know it is not the kind of work that hackers love (I hate it!), but
>>it is mandatory for plain final users.
>
>
> OK I still don't get very clear your idea of "User friendly"... when u
> refer to Linux kernel compilation.. i guess u mean kernels dialog ? We
> are working a making elks work like regular linux kernel... but this
> will take a little while.. and having dialog .. hehe this will take yet
> another bit more. Anyways if this is not what you mean, please tell some
> more specific ideas of your definition to "User friendly" :)
>

It is not a matter of "I don't like this method" or "I prefer GUI". I
don't mind to edit a txt file to config something, or type "./configure;
make; make install".
How would I say this...? Think on Minix. It is not friendly for typical
Windows users, but you type "make" and it works, or provides some error
message. If your hardware is supported, it works; otherway, it doesn't.
You don't need to do some magic with pitrix in order to create a minixfs
for minix, or boot minix. There is not "magic", just a basic OS and HW
knowledge.
I am not talking on specific errors or bugs on elks, but talking on a
"letter of intention". That is: do you want elks to be used by hackers?
Or do you want elks to be used by final users? CAUTION: the first option
is also aceptable (that is, OS for embebded systems, or a base for other
to provide the user-friendliness), but... what does the programmer want?
That's the way the freesoftware works.

Regards,

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