making Ubuntu easy

[Matthew East]

On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 06:59 +1000, Peter Garrett wrote:
> On Tue, 23 May 2006 21:36:55 +0100
> Matthew East <mdke at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 
> [ snip]
> 
> > So in my view the answer is no, there isn't a mindset that pushes
> > applications like EasyUbuntu down, there are simply better solutions
> > that we should strive for.
> 
> I agree with the sentiment - but are there not potential legal issues in
> popping up dialogues or whatever that encourage people to install, for
> instance, patent-protected or otherwise restricted functionality?

I don't think so... the same issues arise as those which arise when the
user activates the multiverse repository (and the documentation), and
these can be well dealt with by a nicely worded dialogue and
appropriately scary icons.

For things which aren't in any of the official repositories, obviously,
that is outside the catchment area.

> At this point the best chance totally new users have of getting this kind
> of functionality is to have a geeky friend or LUG member looking over
> their shoulder, and directing traffic for them, as it were. 

Or reading the Desktop Guide, or using EasyUbuntu :)

Matt
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