Killer applications ? cut and paste office & wizards ?
Linux applications are all mostly small and lack of expert systems(wizards). And it is written in file system(scripts) to use randomly assembled library of languages, scripts and utilities. Because all programming is done by file system, it is difficult to do bug fixing, unless you use text editor on such file system and you have to be fluid with languages, scripts and utilities in the file system.
Having said that, you still can link many file systems together in one mother of a killer application.
First, you need wordprocessor to make customers work for you and fill out the form for credit, insurance or payment methods. Then you need spreadsheet forms to get the scheduling done. Then you need supply chain software to deliver goods, or streamlined labor process(schedule form) to do service for the customer one step at a time.
Once you see the block diagram of such a killer application; you can find the Linux 30,000+ commandline software to cut and paste to a quick makeup of a killer application.
Good Luck, Linux is for applications, especially killer applications.
- Login or register to post comments
- Printer friendly version
- 848 reads
Cut & Paste, comparator, then append equal auto-update ?
While Linux stays with repositories for software downloads; Microsoft is doing auto-updates without even reboot. How and why are the questions.
It seems that any software to be improved can be cut and paste. Then each segments can be compared with comparator for checksum accuracy. Then the list of segments can be appended for immediate use, without rebooting.
Such is life. Barry of the Puppy fame has been re-examine all the comparators included in Puppy. Is he ready to follow Microsoft to auto-update Puppy Linux? Only time will tell; but tcl/tk applications had the advantage of simplicity for auto-update on the fly in your computer if it is connected to the internet(cloud).
Linux programming is ready for the next level of complexity. Linux virtual Administrators here we come?
Linux had front ends ? Cut and pasted gui ? Why not more ?
There are many utilities in Linux, which people took and cut and pasted a front end for more automation. Synaptic and apt-get are famous. But config, list(dependencies), make, and install are not gui(search engine for dependencies and error corrections to change versions) yet? which makes Conary the desired future package installer?
This hopefully will change.
But that means more distros had to learn scripts to do cut and paste file systems in text editors?
Killer apps: utility vs productivity suite, where is the money
Today, virtualization is the rage. But the software is mostly utility or defensive software to make operating system work without threats of hacking. or anticrash, or insertion of more functions or run a different OS, etc. Productivity suites of wordprocessing, database and spreadsheets are just Open Office suite.
With Open Office suite, you have to hire experts to make your business work, soliciting and targeting customers for RFQ. Then logging purchase orders received with workgroup QA travelling sheets generated. Products or services inspected and delivered. Invoices sent and payments collected in accounting software.
Utility turned out, has to be given free with the hardware. Media player free with DVD? But for productivity software, people had to pay for them if it comes with wizards, or choice of forms to be filled in 99 types of businesses.
Linux open sourced community is just doing utilities, and thus no money in sight. Even Novell with the latest acquisitions only offer utilities. No yet offering netware servers with productivity suites based on Peachtree type of accounting software. Peachtree(accounting for SMB upto $100 million revenue) might be a good acquisition for Novell.
From Peachtree and its understanding of business functions; cut and paste ERP software can be extended into accounting software. There will be money in them hills to be data mined. Wine Peachtree to port it to Linux.