A MS Client doesn't mean there wouldn't be a linux client. It could be
in java, or even perl/tk, and run on most platforms.
I think it's a good idea to some extent. A centeral repository of user
submitted config rules for their hardware and misc linux setup,
categoriezed
by topics such as hardware, servers, the X Window System... and
subcategorized within down to specifics.
Kind of like how linux.com has a whole config & tweaking sections that
gives tips and hints and shares information others have discovered to
help new users set their system up and get it running nice. Except
this new system would actually do the work as well.
It could get very complex though, every system setup is very different,
and therefore things configured within that system vary.
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Nick Jennings