On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 06:35, Ben Steeves wrote: > On Sun, 2004-03-14 at 00:21, Chadley Wilson wrote: > > > Look I am not trying to be snotty :-> I just cant believe that everthing > > that is available for linux must have dependencies, If the M$ freaks can > > get programs to install with install shields then why cant we do it in > > Linux. Thats all. > > That's a question of philosophy. In Windows, everything one could ever > need (in terms of API) is either built into Windows or you supply your > own (which is why you get into the Windows equivalent of dependency hell > -- DLL conflicts!). In Linux, various projects build on the base > established by other projects. > > Here, go read this: > http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Biculturalism.html > > ...it will serve as an acceptable introduction to the differences in > culture between Windows and Unix. Then you should read "The Art of Unix > Programming", linked to in that article. > > Cheers, > Ben > -- > Ben Steeves _ bcs@xxxxxxxxxx > The ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) ben.steeves@xxxxxx > against HTML e-mail X GPG ID: 0xB3EBF1D9 > http://www.metacon.ca/ascii / \ Yahoo Messenger: ben_steeves > I have never seen someone trying to install a plugin, be it for a browser or winamp or whatever have dll problems in windows. I have mastered every corner of windows from a user side and a technical side. It what I do for a living and I run the biggest contending PC production Line in South Africa. Proline Computers. Chad
