Comments on: The PC OS debate, part 2 http://www.wyckedone.net/2006-04-02/the-pc-os-debate-part-2/ si vis pacem, para bellum Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:54:41 -0400 hourly 1 By: wyckedone http://www.wyckedone.net/2006-04-02/the-pc-os-debate-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5844 wyckedone Sun, 02 Apr 2006 22:55:31 +0000 http://www.wyckedone.net/?p=456#comment-5844 MG: Yes, you have to go through menus for installing software in many Windows programs but I've had menus in software I've installed on my Linux system (Ubuntu). The main point wasn't actually installing the software because some programs are just click and start (no installation needed) on Linux, BSD and Windows. The main point was for the times you have to know what installation to use (RPM, DEB, terminal commands, etc.) in Linux versus just running a single setup program in Windows. If only there was a way to standardize the installation file, like what the Tango Desktop Project is trying to do with icons/graphics. Then it wouldn't matter what distro of Linux you are using; you would just download an installation file and install the program. This was just an overall look at ease of use between Windows and Linux or BSD. You can always narrow it down to specific points where one is easier to use than the other. Thanks for the information, though. I appreciate the comments. :) MG:
Yes, you have to go through menus for installing software in many Windows programs but I’ve had menus in software I’ve installed on my Linux system (Ubuntu).

The main point wasn’t actually installing the software because some programs are just click and start (no installation needed) on Linux, BSD and Windows. The main point was for the times you have to know what installation to use (RPM, DEB, terminal commands, etc.) in Linux versus just running a single setup program in Windows. If only there was a way to standardize the installation file, like what the Tango Desktop Project is trying to do with icons/graphics. Then it wouldn’t matter what distro of Linux you are using; you would just download an installation file and install the program.

This was just an overall look at ease of use between Windows and Linux or BSD. You can always narrow it down to specific points where one is easier to use than the other.

Thanks for the information, though. I appreciate the comments. :)

]]> By: MG http://www.wyckedone.net/2006-04-02/the-pc-os-debate-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5828 MG Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:54:12 +0000 http://www.wyckedone.net/?p=456#comment-5828 Point and click is good, great and wicked, but I must disagree that software installation is easier on windows. Windows installation goes something like this: Pop in CD > Click through 5 dialogues, including one incomprehnsible EULA, wait for program to install. Here's my software installation (FreeBSD): As root, cd /usr/ports/typeofprogram/program && make install. Sure, it's more ''user friendly'' on windows, but easier? No. They are two utterly and completely different concepts. Point and click is good, great and wicked, but I must disagree that software installation is easier on windows. Windows installation goes something like this: Pop in CD > Click through 5 dialogues, including one incomprehnsible EULA, wait for program to install.

Here’s my software installation (FreeBSD): As root, cd /usr/ports/typeofprogram/program && make install.

Sure, it’s more ”user friendly” on windows, but easier? No. They are two utterly and completely different concepts.

]]> By: sligh http://www.wyckedone.net/2006-04-02/the-pc-os-debate-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5827 sligh Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:36:08 +0000 http://www.wyckedone.net/?p=456#comment-5827 Good article and right on course with what is happening. I don’t think I could have written it better myself. One very large part of MS power is . Look at who is selling XP! All the stores. It’s a massive power house for profit to be made! I don’t think that’s a bad thing . Rather I look at it as. Oh well give them what they want. People like that icon stuff . And the merchants need a Microsoft to keep the industry churning . Plus all the peripheral software ftp , zip, clean you HD, $19.99 stuff is a huge seller. I see it in people homes all the time. Americans are brain washed into thinking if you spend money you can buy your way out of ignorance. Spend 20 bucks insert disk click on icon . That fixes it! Glad to read! Someone else notices too! :shock: Good article and right on course with what is happening. I don’t think I could have written it better myself. One very large part of MS power is . Look at who is selling XP! All the stores. It’s a massive power house for profit to be made! I don’t think that’s a bad thing . Rather I look at it as. Oh well give them what they want. People like that icon stuff . And the merchants need a Microsoft to keep the industry churning . Plus all the peripheral software ftp , zip, clean you HD, $19.99 stuff is a huge seller. I see it in people homes all the time. Americans are brain washed into thinking if you spend money you can buy your way out of ignorance. Spend 20 bucks insert disk click on icon . That fixes it!
Glad to read! Someone else notices too! :shock:

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