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| Subject | Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.comp.os.windows-11 |
| References | <vqvk66$3v7rr$1@dont-email.me> <UrVAP.87687$bYQ4.3285@fx41.iad> <vr26s7$23hho$2@dont-email.me> |
| From | CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> |
| Message-ID | <eieBP.543498$SZca.47871@fx13.iad> (permalink) |
| Organization | usenet-news.net |
| Date | 2025-03-15 08:22 -0400 |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2025-03-14 5:25 p.m., Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:39:16 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote: > >> On 3/13/25 17:54, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >>> >>> Do you think maybe the entire Windows ecosystem is fundamentally >>> hostile to open-source software? >> >> Otherwise, I have to compile from source with no guarantee that it >> will work or integrate into the system as expected. > > Building from source tends to be more reliable (and requires fewer steps) > on Linux than Windows. There is a guy on comp.lang.c, a Windows fanatic, > who regularly moans about this, as though it’s the fault of the developers > of Open Source. That doesn't address the problem I pointed out: it doesn't guarantee that it will work or integrate into the system as expected. >> In this respect, Windows is much better since I only have to look for an >> executable to load the software, and I can be sure that it will work. > > That’s what Linux package repos do: they provide that “executable” (or > library dependency or whatever). Consider that a major distro like Debian > includes something like 50,000 packages in its official repo: where are > you going to find a selection of prebuilt open-source Windows executables > that large? It doesn’t exist. I am glad to know that Debian has a gigantic library of software in its repositories, but it once again doesn't guarantee that it will work right. Linux is plagued with programs that will install but are either broken or don't even load. If I can be sure, as a Debian user, that something I install actually does the job it is intended for, that's great. I wouldn't know since I haven't tried Debian since 2011 or so. -- God be with you, CrudeSausage John 14:6
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Death By Auto-Immune Disease Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-13 21:54 +0000
Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-13 20:49 -0400
Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-03-14 10:36 +0000
Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-14 08:39 -0400
Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-03-14 09:42 -0400
Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-14 10:53 -0400
Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-14 21:26 +0000
Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-14 21:25 +0000
Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-15 00:57 -0400
Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-15 08:22 -0400
Re: Death By Auto-Immune Disease Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-15 21:50 +0000
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