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Darren New wrote:
> John VanSickle wrote:
>> Darren New wrote:
>>
>>> Um, no. It's because you can bundle all that stuff in with the
>>> application, but Linux doesn't. (Maybe it could, but it doesn't.) It
>>> isn't an argument, it's an example. The argument is even simpler:
>>> lots of Windows software wouldn't sell if you needed to buy other
>>> software before you could install it. Unless it's (say) some
>>> business software that's a plug-in for Outlook, or a plug-in for WMP
>>> or something.
>>
>> This is not symptomatic of a flaw in Linux.
>
> You know, I begin to see what Warp means when he says everyone takes the
> worst possible reading of something.
>
> Who said anything about "a flaw in Linux"? Not I! I said "A package
> manager in Linux." Unless you think having a package manager is
> inherently a flaw.
You said that Windows doesn't need one; whether it was your intent or
not, you imply that Linux does need one. This in turn implies, whether
you intended it or not, that this constitutes a flaw in Linux.
Regards,
John
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