Linked by Kevin Russo on Thu 31st Mar 2005 18:40 UTC
I read a lot of reviews comparing GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows, and inevitably the topic of installing software comes up. Most reviews indicate that installing software in Windows is much easier than that of the desktop GNU/Linux world. I decided to do my own comparison based on my desktop usage to see the difference. The following are my results. Those of you that come from the Windows world may be a tad bit surprised at the ease in which software can be installed.
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you all people make an assumption that is wrong: you assume that it is always present a broadband network connection. this isn't the case for many countries, and even when a network connection is present it may be an old 56k modem.
so think about this: how can you install an application under linux _without_ a network connection ? how can you do apt-get or similar without the network? you can't.
instead if you are using windows you usually get the app from a cover cd from magazines or from a friend or (sometimes) you download it. then you double click and you've done. yes maybe you have to reboot, so ? all users know how to rebbot windows. and then the app is installed.
think about it. the vast majority of the world thinks that this is the only way to install applications, so linux distros should come up with a similar way of doing installations. or simply be prepared to loose a _big_ share of users in the world.
peace.