>>>>> "Georg" == Georg Baum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Georg> Something like that. The problem is not that the installation Georg> is too difficult, the problem is that I want to keep the number Georg> of packages I need to compile from source as minimal as Georg> possible. I already have a lot of these, and keeping them up to Georg> date is time consuming. And of course as soon as qt 4.2.3 is Georg> out LyX will require it, so I'll have to reinstall qt as often Georg> as a new version comes out. You expressed it very well, Georg. And I'll just reiterate that this is how linux works. So please be nice guys for poor old linux users. I will also add, that we used to have a LyX that worked with qt 3.0 without big hurdles, and we jump to being forced to require last week's version of Qt. I think this tells us that either: - we use as sole frontend a library revsion that is not stable nor finished. - we are like young kids that do not care about the outer world because we want to play with new toys. Either explanation is negative wrt where LyX is going, IMO. >> (I assume you don't wanna link statically because of the wasted >> memory.) Georg> And security fixes. I don't want to watch security bulletins Georg> and apply some patches, I simply want a Georg> apt-get update; apt-get upgrade Georg> and be done with it, because other people do the security stuff Georg> for me. This is a _very_ important point. Georg> If LyX goes this route then without me, because it is Georg> completely wrong IMO. And moreover if there is a need to fight against such direction every other week, it will also be without me. I am impressed how people can be able to swear they will be reasonable once they get their brand new toy and then fail to stick with that. We are supposed to manage a project, not just write code. JMarc
