On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 1:47 AM, <lu...@proxima.alt.za> wrote: >> Every time I have to use something like >> Linux or MS, I feel overwhelmed by the sheer complexity of it all. > > Possibly OT, my main beef with Linux and Windows is that they keep > wanting to update themselves and the effort to "manage" these updates > is enormous (less so with Ubuntu, but still great). With Plan 9, I > find I can control the updating process and do not feel I'm leaving > myself exposed whenever I do. Of course, the factors involved are > very different, but I have a suspicion that with Windows and Linux one > relinquishes control at too deep a level and the continual updates are > a particularly visible case of this loss of control. > > ++L > >
The update/installation process in Ubuntu sucks. If you try something using BSD ports or Gentoo portage, you can fine tune things and have explicit control over the update process.
