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Chadley Wilson
chadley at pinteq.co.za
Sun Mar 14 04:43:15 UTC 2004
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
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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
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