[desktop-discuss] [indiana-discuss] Indiana desktop UI spec - 2nd draft

[James Cornell]

W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
>> For the game in the uispec, is it possible to replace
>> some boring
>> games by SuperTUX?
>> Belenix integrated SuperTUX, which is a classic 2D
>> jump'n run arcade
>> sidescroller game.
>> As far as I know, a lot of people are very attracted
>> to it, ;-)
>> http://supertux.lethargik.org/screenshots.html
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Aubrey
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> Very good suggestion!  Many doctors have now begun to recommend senior people to buy and play computers, telling them that playing computer games will delay or even prevent the onset of dementia/Alzheimer's.
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> Windows, especially Vista, is too confusing, too intimidating, and having too many unnecessary things for senior citizens.  Ditto the Macs; plus they are too expensive, and need, prohibitively, too big a screen.  Linux is a good choice if you customize it properly.  But then when you need to upgrade the kernel, your display can get screwed without the help of an "expert".
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> That leaves Solaris as the best, if not the only, choice for the senior people.  Probably no one has thought about this, but it is true.  My mother loves her Solaris notebook, not by choice (initially), but by elimination.
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Sorry, I can't agree with you there.  Macs are really not expensive, 
they last longer for the most part, it's called quality control.  They 
are not as confusing to elders as Vista is.  I know first hand from 
watching people use a variety of operating systems.  Linux is not good 
if tuned right, it's way more confusing once something goes wrong it's 
not an option, and Solaris, gimme a break, ain't there yet, but better 
these days and has the same problems as Linux with package management, 
people don't want to have to learn how to use the command-line, there is 
no graphical package management for Solaris worth two cents.

James