> > Because on such operating systems, each and every application is an > > entirely self-contained package that doesn't need any "packages" or > > "installers" to use it.
> For people who have never used such a system it's probably difficult > to see the advantages. That's the whole point. The problem is that the ones who "decide" (well, they pretend to, but actually can't, because they don't know the alternatives) are always people who are "not even clueless". I.e. they are totally clueless, *and* psychotically self-convinced of their omnicompetence. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list