Hi!
On 05/13/2010 12:48 PM, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:49:06AM +0300, Udi Oron wrote:
The latest versions of Eclipse, Aptana, Netbeans,
VirtualBox and more tools can be download from the vendor and installed
in one click, system wide or per user .... Most
of them even auto update with their own mechanism.
I consider this a bug rather than a feature. You can easily proxy all
downloads of apt [or whatever package manager you use]. You can easily
automate it.
But can you automate the updates from Oracle's packages? Are you sure it
won't breaks you system?
The main benefit for me in automation on a *developer desktop machine*
is saving time and getting stuff that really works.
Luckily, in 2010, some software distributors are responsible enough to
distribute their software in a way that their software is easy and fast
to install and does not break anything, even if it is not packaged in
the best practice available.
Moreover, remember that putting stuff inside a "deb" package does not
mean it won't break your system, or even save you from deleting
important data :-)
(Actually usually it forces you to install stuff as root).
So: Speed + Stability + Latest Version vs. "best practice". What would
you choose for your *developer* machine?
Udi
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