Quoting Konstantin Ryabitsev <icon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Sun, 2004-07-25 at 17:43 -0700, bruce wrote:
> > what linux really needs is a good basic system that i as a basic user, can
> > put on my box, tell it i want app x (or y), and it will more or less figure
> > out what it needs to do, and go ahead and do it, with out screwing up my box
> > in the mean time!!!!!
>
> That would be Lindows. However, lots of Linux users *like* being able to
> play with power preferences like choosing your repositories. You can't
> really say "this is what linux needs" and expect everyone to agree with
> you. ;)
>
> Regards,
> --
> Konstantin ("Icon") Riabitsev
> Duke University Physics Sysadmin
In addition to what Konstantin said, if you ask *nicely* on a list such as this then
people will tell you some of the good repositories that they use (freshrpms.net).
- Rob
