Linked by Jeremy LaCroix on Wed 13th Apr 2005 06:51 UTC
I've only been using GNU/Linux since 2001, so I won't say that I'm by any means an expert yet, as most of those that are reading this, probably have been using Linux much longer than I have. However, I still have high hopes for the Linux scene. The purpose of this article is to voice my personal opinion on what I feel is keeping GNU/Linux from taking over the mainstream operating system market. My intentions aren't to "badtalk" the open source kernel+apps, but rather give constructive criticsm on what I personally feel it could be done better.
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Agreed. Installers aren't the way to go. There's a reason why even Microsoft is pushing 'installation packages' vs. stand-alone installers these days.
Enhancements such as an easy to browse Synaptic-style interface (with pictures and more detailed text). Alternatively, use a plugin for Firefox/Mozilla/... that allows you to safely install apps. A whitelist -- enforced by the system -- would give some protection against the scammers.
Make the installed programs (if not installed as root) go in an isolated environment (XEN, maybe) and much of the potential problems go away.