What if we imagined a netbook kubuntu? 
First scenario below:
The first thing might be to decide what the base distro should provide.
a) main emphasis on music and video
b) secondary emphasis on internet
c) tertiary emphasis on games
d) quaternary emphasis on "applications" such as office.
e) pentary emphasis on "settings".
Ok
so how to get that stuff on the screen.
The approach of Unity etc. is to produce a "new interface."
Well what if we just put the things that are already on the distro on different faces of maybe an 8 sided cube, or a swipe which is what Win 8 really is.
Put an inch high panel at the bottom and LOCK, somehow, certain applications on certain faces. Make the buttons for the apps about 3/4 inch by 3/4 inch.
Maybe put a locked "rocket launcher" on each face with the appropriate apps for that face.
Now, yes, any subsequesntly added apps would have to be put there by the user, but an instruction read me could be provided for that.
Put the pager widget with names for all the faces on all faces and lock it.
Make the first page with a locked folder and all of the file system in the folder, like it can be configured now on startup. Only lock the folder say on the right side of the screen so that a large menu can be activated by the menu button. Now, the menu can be activated on all faces, but this one would be kind of "reserved" for the menu and the file system.
Although the "presentation" of say, Unity, is that the user can install whatever is wanted, I PERSONALLY think that the version for a netbook will have a LOCKED panel on the left, when they figure out what it is that "most" people would use it for.
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Second scenario below:
Or....alternatively, what if we provided AT BOOTUP, not a GRUB that givesdifferent distros but instead gave options of "Productivity" option, internet option, music option, game option.
The thing that is not thought about is that the FILES would stay the same, in other words no matter what type of option was chosen all files would be there AND all applications would be there but the screen seen at first use for say music, would have Amarok already up and running.
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Yes, I can hear you say, well they could do THAT anyway...but....well....if they have been lifelong windblows users and are buying a netbook with a Linux on it for the first time in their lives, maybe not....
Just two "musings" I had
First scenario below:
The first thing might be to decide what the base distro should provide.
a) main emphasis on music and video
b) secondary emphasis on internet
c) tertiary emphasis on games
d) quaternary emphasis on "applications" such as office.
e) pentary emphasis on "settings".
Ok
so how to get that stuff on the screen.
The approach of Unity etc. is to produce a "new interface."
Well what if we just put the things that are already on the distro on different faces of maybe an 8 sided cube, or a swipe which is what Win 8 really is.
Put an inch high panel at the bottom and LOCK, somehow, certain applications on certain faces. Make the buttons for the apps about 3/4 inch by 3/4 inch.
Maybe put a locked "rocket launcher" on each face with the appropriate apps for that face.
Now, yes, any subsequesntly added apps would have to be put there by the user, but an instruction read me could be provided for that.
Put the pager widget with names for all the faces on all faces and lock it.
Make the first page with a locked folder and all of the file system in the folder, like it can be configured now on startup. Only lock the folder say on the right side of the screen so that a large menu can be activated by the menu button. Now, the menu can be activated on all faces, but this one would be kind of "reserved" for the menu and the file system.
Although the "presentation" of say, Unity, is that the user can install whatever is wanted, I PERSONALLY think that the version for a netbook will have a LOCKED panel on the left, when they figure out what it is that "most" people would use it for.
*********************
Second scenario below:
Or....alternatively, what if we provided AT BOOTUP, not a GRUB that givesdifferent distros but instead gave options of "Productivity" option, internet option, music option, game option.
The thing that is not thought about is that the FILES would stay the same, in other words no matter what type of option was chosen all files would be there AND all applications would be there but the screen seen at first use for say music, would have Amarok already up and running.
*********************
Yes, I can hear you say, well they could do THAT anyway...but....well....if they have been lifelong windblows users and are buying a netbook with a Linux on it for the first time in their lives, maybe not....
Just two "musings" I had
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