Kevin Fries napisaĆ(a): > On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 13:03 -0600, Conrad Knauer wrote: >> Individual DEB files installed with Gdebi provide this sort of thing >> currently (e.g. try http://www.getdeb.net/) > > Or even better: > > http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ubuntu_Install_applications_from_Internet_with_a_single_click?t=7711876 > > This solution works first of all within the existing distribution tools, > and second without trying to turn Linux into Windows. We all know how > well the first Windows turned out, and the OP does not get that point. > People are seeking something better than Windows. Many will tell you > otherwise, but when pushed, I think overall satisfaction with Windows is > right up their with the cell phone companies... Nobody is happy, but > don't feel that Linux or Mac are realistic choices... Resolving that > misconception about the usability of Linux is how we solve Bug #1.
I am not suggesting to create installers like in Windows. If you look at the architecture of One Click Installer, it leverages good ideas in Linux software management (packages with software for easy uninstallation without leaving rubbish, dependencies, repositories, signing, etc.) to create ease of use similar to Windows installers or even better (one link to click for all versions, not a few). As for apt:// protocol idea, it has the same problem as Klik - centralization. In order to have flourishing software ecosystem we have to provide third party application developers, packagers and users opportunity to provide their own installation repositories, which suit their needs. Krzysztof Lichota
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