[Mageia-dev] What do you think about create a Mageia Welcome Center?

Thu Sep 30 23:09:28 CEST 2010

André Machado a écrit :
+>    
+>> - Display on the welcome screen basic hardware information : Processor,
+>> RAM, video card and the driver currently activated.
+> Can this be done using HTML pages or need some extra tool?
+>    
+>> - A link to sysinfo:// that offers some hardware information that could
+>> fit inside the welcome center as it is a simple HTML layout. On that
+>> page, there can be a link directly to Harddrake to get even more
+>> information. Getting system information easily is actually a thing many
+>> distros miss, apparently.
+> Is this sysinfo:// default or is implemented by any special tool?
+>    
+>> But there should be a warning light on such a welcome center : beware
+>> the windows-like thing. We really need to think about a new and useful
+>> design.
+> Indeed. I guess that Windows Vista/7 has a simmilar tool called Wellcome Center.
+> So, we need think on a better name to avoid lawsuits...
+>    
+Lawsuits ?  Unlikely.  It's a pretty generic name for the function.
+However, it seems to me to be the worst thing we can do is emulate 
+Microsoft.
+We are not a "Microsoft bon marché".
+We must find another name for such a tool.
+The more I think of it, the more I think that we should develop the 
+tools we already have (with Mandriva).
+
+The MCC (Mandriva Control Centre, to become Mageia Control Centre) 
+already has most if not all the hardware configuration elements.
+How about adding an information page to the MCC ?
+This information page could be the default load page, with entry of a 
+password delayed until the user progresses further.
+As you may not know, the MCC is just a script which calls the various 
+configuration pages.
+
+As well, the MCC could use more complete documentation at various 
+points.  Something not very difficult to add, with a bit of work.
+
+- André (andre999)
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