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Idea #9825: Take "PalmOS Devices" out by default

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #3844: Do not install support for PalmOS devices by default.
Written by nelson.blaha the 13 Jun 08 at 00:52. Category: Hardware support. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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I don't see why PalmOS device support is installed by default and a menu item in preferences. Most people probably don't use this, and might expect to get it through synaptic if they ever did want to use a palmos device.
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Written by nelson.blaha the 13 Jun 08 at 00:52.
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Auzy wrote on the 13 Jun 08 at 04:53
I dont think we should be approaching things this way.

I vote +0.

The best way, is to only install relevent programs for devices as they are plugged in (automatically).

So only install gnome scan for instance if a scanner is detected.

deadowl wrote on the 13 Jun 08 at 05:34
Ditto.

ubunteando wrote on the 13 Jun 08 at 07:49
Totally agree with Auzy.

But util that can be implemented, remove it by default. Is not needed and the old and cheesy icon stands out of the rest...

XVIIarcano wrote on the 13 Jun 08 at 07:51
I don't know... I agree in general but considering that Ubuntu comes for free, if Palm was dropping some grand to Canonical for having that default little piece of marketing I'd be fine with removing it myself...

@auzy, plam devices are rare indeed but for scanners it is different, what if you install ubuntu on an offline machine (or a machine operated by someone who would not be capable to go and look for the pacages necessary to run a scanner) and then you plug the scanner at a later time... What would the offline or noob guy do? on this particular aspect I think it is better to install the scanner support by default and then (as it is now) leave the option to remove it to those who know the will never need it and know what they are doing.

Auzy wrote on the 13 Jun 08 at 07:52
Actually, this is a dupe anyway:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/3844/

Auzy wrote on the 13 Jun 08 at 07:53
Btw, you can still safely put gnome scan on the CD for instance (it was an example), and only install it if its giong to be used.

tbrminsanity wrote on the 13 Jun 08 at 13:49
The ability to communicate with all PDAs (regardless of their OS) is a vital part to encourage business in adopting Ubuntu. If anything Ubuntu should include support for all PDAs by default.

-1

vexorian wrote on the 13 Jun 08 at 14:01
Lame idea, always making a fuzz of a small program installed by default, how about you use one of those distros that don't install anything by default instead?

nelson.blaha wrote on the 13 Jun 08 at 14:57
Auzy's idea of automatic install-on-connect is brilliant. Let's do that.

bart wrote on the 15 Jun 08 at 16:21
I agree,

if you plugin the device it can download and install the necessary software. The same way it installs printers. There is no need to have this installed on every computer by default.


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