Exactly true.
I had the same feeling when installing some software last week. The first
package, Python, has been downloaded and installed by millions. It had a
Windows binary and a RedHat RPM in addition to source. Two clicks to get it
installed. The next package, an IDE, used by thousands, had out-of-date rpms
that wouldn't install on my system and I had to download and compile source.
The final package, downloaded by a few, had source, but many prerequisite
dependent packages, each of which had to be located, downloaded and
installed first. I guess our choices are either to stay only with the
mainstream, or to roll up our sleeves and contribute to making the more
obscure packages better.
-----Original Message-----
From: prolinux-bounces AT leafe .DOT com [mailto:prolinux-bounces@leafe.com] On
Behalf Of Chet Gardiner
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 3:48 PM
To: ProLinux Email List
Subject: Re: [ProLinux] Why Microsoft is still in business, esr
This complaint applies to nearly ALL software developers on all platforms.
I'm constantly amazed at the ignorance of developers about how real people
do
real work!
Actually, I'm constantly amazed at an industry that can get away with
selling a
hopelessly inferior user "experience".
Alas, most end users and developers have never experienced really good
software.
I put most of the blame on the 2 evil empires, first IBM then M$, whose
absolute
control of the market with a huge marketing machine pushing inferior,
inadaquate, buggy, hard to use and understand products has lead this charge
to
the bottom for the last 40 years.
For some of the most egregious examples, check out MIDI software for music
production, IBM mainframe OS's (up to Unix) and XP administration "tools".
Chet
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Roche" <tedroche AT tedroche .DOT com>
To: "'ProLinux Email List'" <prolinux@leafe.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 11:49 AM
Subject: [ProLinux] Why Microsoft is still in business, esr
> Eric S. Raymond, esr, writes his usual pointed rant on the failings of
Open
> Source developers to get it when it comes to friendly user interfaces. His
> writing is excellent; his points well-taken.
>
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html
>
> Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
> http://www.tedroche.com
>
>
>
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