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Of applications and documents
From: |
Pascal Bourguignon |
Subject: |
Of applications and documents |
Date: |
Mon, 2 Jun 2003 05:30:32 +0200 |
David Adam Bordoley writes:
> Stefan Urbanek requested that I forward this email from the linux step
> general list to you guys.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Let me introduce myself. My name is dave and I have been somewhat active in
> gnome over the last year or so, mostly with an interest in usability. I've
> lurked on this list for a while with some interest, and thought i might add
> some comments following some of the recent discussion about what
> applications should be included in linuxstep.
>
> My first instinct is to reply that linux step should include no applications
> at all. Of course I mean this figuratively. Instead i think linux step has a
> real opportunity to escape the traditional application metaphor and instead
> provide a documented oriented view of the user's system.
How plan you to make it more successful than the Lisa (ancestor of
Macintosh) or the OpenDoc architecture?
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macos8/Legacy/OpenDoc/opendoc.html
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__Pascal_Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/
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Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in reality.
Re: Of applications and documents, Eric Christopherson, 2003/06/02