Star Improving the Mac OS X Application Installation Process
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 18th Sep 2009 18:34 UTC
Mac OS X There are several things which take quite some getting used to when switching from any platform to the Mac. There are things like the universal menubar, the dock, Expose, and many more. One of the things that often leads to confusion for new users is the installation process for applications. Mozilla developer Alexander Limi talks about the problems Mozilla runs into when it comes to Firefox' installation process on the Mac, and a possible solution. Update: A possible solution?
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RE[8]: Comment by sonic2000gr
by unoengborg on Sat 19th Sep 2009 21:48 UTC in reply to "RE[7]: Comment by sonic2000gr"
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Did you not read what he said? Every developer would have to setup their on repo and for the most part these are too distro specific to be of any use to someone on an unsupported linux install.


Again, I said, this would be a good idea for Apple. They have only one MacOS-X, so your multiple distro concerns would not apply here.

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