DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: Win DSL?

Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 28 2005,11:05)

I definitely wouldn't rely on mostly unsupervised removal of spyware, etc., if it means having things automatically removed.

I agree. This is too dangerous. Sooner or later you'll go to edit that script file you've been working on for the last week, only to find that it's been deleted.

Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 28 2005,11:05)

Case in point, i just saw a snapshot of Microsoft's AntiSpyware beta which lists Mozilla Firefox as a "very high risk threat and should be removed immediately".

And people wonder why I'm becoming more P.O.ed with Microsoft anymore. Sure, they give away a lot of Windows utilities for free, but they're always "half-fast" solutions, if you know what I mean, often pushing their own "not invented here" or "embrace and extend" agenda, and never doing the desired job completely.

Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 28 2005,11:05)

That ain't right, nope. I've also seen several config files which include a line such as "# Please DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE", which is bullspit.

I've seen that in some DSL Debian config files. I edited them anyway, *after* running their autoconfig utilities.

Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 28 2005,11:05)

I think the only thing missing here for the gui-needy is a way to access those tools from a control panel, including tools which the user has added....something like a configurable control panel where there are numerous actions, and for each action the user can specify which tool to use.

Maybe have something like a fluxbox menu item called "Control Panel" which contains links to all the graphical config utilities?

Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 28 2005,11:05)

I don't know how to feel about icons embedded into applications. I guess I have no problem as long as they are tiny and don't hinder the use of the application in any way, whether or not you choose to use icons.

Pretty icons look great on the desktop, but I have little use for them in file managers beyond maybe a few generic "executable" or "document with an associated app" icons. For example, <rant> the old Windows File Manager was *much* faster than Windows Explorer at displaying a directory of files over a network or other slow connection because Explorer has to open every g.d. executable being listed just to retrieve all their icons. </rant>

FWIW, the Microsoft AntiSpyware thing saying Firefox is spyware is faked. It gained popularity by being slashdotted, and the originators said yes, it is fake...People have been running MS AntiSpyware program with FF installed and it has not come back with a positive ID on FF as Spyware yet. So...that clears that up ;p

original here.