Amish K. Munshi ICQ 85730949 === Never ask a geek why, just nod your head and slowly back away.===
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Dinesh Shah wrote:
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Amish Munshi wrote:
Hi, Windows : The only plus being is that it is easier to use. (no one will deny that)
It's pity that we still believe this. :-( We always mistake "familarity" with "ease of use". :-(
What I actually meant with "ease of use" the ease of use with which we install softwares on Windows, and i think it is due to the fact that windows is an integrated package. Since there are very few varieties of windows, so the software developers know that the libraries that are available with each windows version and they can include the necessary stuff with their products, and save the problems of dependencies we have in installing softwares in linux. I have not yet faced problems with installing softwares on my slackware but I do not think that the .tgz packages that slackware comes with checks for any missing files that are rrequired by a package. I have not spent sufficient time it, but with rpm's it is a horror of a time searching for a package which provides the required dependencies. I would definately love to have a easier softwae installation procedure than the one exists now.