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Re:Ask HN: What do you wish someone would build? by gravypod on Monday September 26, 2016 @01:58PM (#12584045)
Have you seen Elementary OS? It will suit you if you are a mac person who doesn't really like the no-frills of other linux distros.
Re:Ask HN: What do you wish someone would build? by tajen on Monday September 26, 2016 @04:40PM (#12585368)
Yes I have. The installation process shows a progress bar in an old-school bevel/embossed window, underlined with the filename it's writing. On my computer it showed alerts in the middle. Once started, it's just a normal Linux with sharp edges. Installation of at least one of my programs (probably IntelliJ) crashed, I think I succeeded to fix that using advice from Stack Overflow and the command-line, if I remember. Definitely working, but definitely not the experience we'd like.

It's already a great OS, to be honest, but what about adding 20-100 employees and making it a blockbuster?

Re:Ask HN: What do you wish someone would build? by gravypod on Monday September 26, 2016 @06:40PM (#12586219)
When was the last time you checked it out? That's what the team behind it has been doing. From what I understand the last two where all just polish.

I'd love it if you gave it a go and told us how you felt the pain points where.

I'm not involved with the project I just want more users on Linux-based OS.