On Thursday 13 July 2006 15:39, Zbigniew Wiech wrote: > Hi, > It's not a problem of desktop and GUI. I could really live with > blackscreen and "./configure/make/make install" instead of "setup.exe". If > only "./configure..." was more-less equally reliable as "setup.exe". > > I know it is.... Technically. If you have all proper dependencies, > "includes", "dev" packages - it works. > But trying to guess what components I should install to satisfy all > dependencies is a russian roulette. > > Commercial software is equipped with clear and intuitive helps and > manuals. Free one is not, what is somewhat obvious. For sure it's a blue > ocean for anybody who provides linux based IT services. Cost of software > vs cost of expertise ;) > > regards > Zbigniew Part of the difficulty is that if you are downloading a TAR file and installing that then this is not a TAR file for this distribution, but rather for all distributions. Getting consistant package names across all distributions is non-trivial. There are also problems sometimes when an source package name clashes with another name that is already in a distribution. So while in a perfect world all names are the same in the real world oddities are quite likely.
David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2006-07-13 09:35 > > Do > debian-user@lists.debian.org > DW > > Temat > Re: Hugin on debian "sarge" > > On Wed, Jul 12, 2006 at 12:06:03PM +0200, Zbigniew Wiech wrote: > > I see. > > > > Linux is now mature enough for home applications - multimedia etc, also > > for small office - LAN, internet, Word. I use it for both for a couple > > of > > > months and I like it. > > > > The only drawback is this damned end-user-service. Obscure manuals, > > "guess > > > installations", much of IT work before you really get in. > > > > I understand that (almost) for free you cannot expect much. But it's a > > real thing that keeps linux away from average people and popularity. > > > > regards > > Hi Zbigniew, > this is why Knoppix, and Now Ubuntu was created! They target a different > audience. Debian can be used by many folks, but it is not as end-user, > no-command-line focused as the ones mentioned before. It was not > targeted to an average M$ or Mac user. This need is being filled by > other distros that want to target those users. Free software allow this > natural competition/free market and it gives users the power to make their > own > choices. > cheers, > Kev > -- > > | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | > | > | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | > | > | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | > | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | > | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
