[ale] why is it difficult?

[Bryan Owens]

I would like to say three things  One, yeses some of these programs could 
probably be bundled a bit better but I don't find it nearly as tedious as
you'd have it 
sound (I run into the problem you described as often on Windows as I do on
my Linux box).  
Two, if you really want a system to dot all the I's and cross all your T's
why don't you
just use Windows or Mac?  Both have proven the pitfalls with that attitude.
Third off
this isn't like every app and library project keep tabs on each other.  This
is why distributions
like RedHat update as often as they do, to try and give you a general kind
of update.
If you insist on having the bleeding edge stuff deal with the problems that
entails.  If a distribution
has messed something up then let them know.
 -----Original Message-----
From: 	jiin [mailto:jiin at jiin.org] 
To: ale at ale.org
Sent:	Saturday, October 28, 2000 6:48 PM
To:	ale at ale.org
Subject:	[ale] why is it difficult?

I have recently come across a problem that is simply a headache. Looking 
back over 3 years I realize it isn't just recently. there is NO reason why 
linux should be difficult to operate. I try to upgrade my x11amp for 
example and I have to replace Glib .. totally. The libs wont run unless you 
remove the old ones first. No surprise, no big deal. However the average 
user will look at that and say .. huh?

I recently grabbed RedHat 7.0 at the als .. only to find out that it is 
basically worthless. Come on guys .. lets do something well before we try 
to rule the world.

Don't even get me started on RPM .. its a joke.

I love linux and will never stop[ using it, however things are simple in 
other OS's. Why cant we make it simple for linux?


jiin

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