The original point was about a Linux intall taking so many packages and comparing it to a Windows install, that point was refuted. I've had no problems with up2date grabbing the necessary dependencies when I've wanted an app I didn't have. Your example really isn't apples to oranges though you have a point. The reality is that any Windows distributor is throwing in all the libaries with their install program whereas somebody like the creator of GnuCash is relying on the user to make sure that they can run the program.
No... *sigh*, Gnumeric requires the same libraries no matter what distribution it is installed on. You distribution already had some of the needed libraries installed.
Install a Windows application and watch all the dll files and ocx files that get installed fly by in the progress window. If a programmer had to reimplement all the functionality they needed from scratch everytime they wrote an application, programming would take even longer than it already does.
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You could just set that environment variable in your shell init script. Personally I've saved many sheets done in Gnumeric as Excel sheets and I never had to do this. What is the name of this environment variable?
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Well... do you program? They need those libraries to function, it's a much better thing than writing all the functionality from scratch. Reusable libraries make programming large applicaions, or even small ones, much easier. You don't want to reinvent the wheel everytime you write a program.
I downloaded the source rpm and was able to build drivers for all the kernel versions I've used in the last year, including custom kernels. FWIW, I just got a laptop that has an IGP 320M northbridge that containst the equivalent of a radeon 7xxx but current XFree 4.3 drivers don't work on it. Compaq and ATI aren't answering questions about support either. I'm happy with the 2d vesa support for now but it looks like the good folks working on the XFree project might have to figure out how to support that chipset themselves.
I've had no problem with NVidia's XFree drivers. I also have a closed source modem driver from Linuxant. ALL support for Linux is good, even if the source isn't included. Frankly I have no problem running closed source software if it does what I want. I choose software based on it's utility to me and a lot of the software I like is open source so it's a bonus for me.
Actually my mp3 collection is very transient, it varies based on a whim. Currently I have 100 megs and have had up to 700 Megs, I was collecting music for a party. Do I really want a Rick Springfied CD??? No I don't. I just felt like listening to 2 songs of his after watching a show that reminded me of 5th grade. I have a substantial CD collection of music that I found worth purchasing. I just saw the Foo Fighters in concert after purchasing their latest CD last November. I'm tired of the RIAA claiming harm on a large scale when they act like they should have growth during an economic downturn. Sure, there are thiefs out there but a download doesn't equal lost revenue and I bet the actual loss of Revenue is a fraction of what they claim.
A little story from being a teenager... I absolutely felt that Metallica was the greatest thing ever the first time I heard them in 1987. I copied all the stuff I could from friends and over time slowly bought all their major albums. They were the first band that I saw in concert. I listened to Master of Puppets so much that the label wore off and the tape broke. I purchased a second copy of it and proceeded to leave it in a friends stereo the weekend before we both moved away to different colleges. Instead of waiting to get it back I purchased my first CD, you guessed it, Master of Puppets. I do really believe I'm the average person and that I copy something because I can't afford it or don't find it worth purchasing. Now I have downloaded new Metallica stuff before thinking of buying it and finding a real copy has been pretty hard, their label is working hard at placing fake songs on gnutella. I've litterally had it with them, I think they are harming more than helping their following. I will not buy St. Anger(for one it sounds like they are trying to fit in with the current scene, I remember when bands tried to sound like Metallica), nor will I see them in concert.
The simple fact of the matter is that if somebody can't produce something that I feel is worth buying, I won't purchase it. If I'm not going to purchase it, it's not a sale. I won't buy a Rick Springfield CD, they aren't losing money. Personally I think Apple has a good idea going with iTunes but a gnutella download != lost revenue.
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The original point was about a Linux intall taking so many packages and comparing it to a Windows install, that point was refuted. I've had no problems with up2date grabbing the necessary dependencies when I've wanted an app I didn't have. Your example really isn't apples to oranges though you have a point. The reality is that any Windows distributor is throwing in all the libaries with their install program whereas somebody like the creator of GnuCash is relying on the user to make sure that they can run the program.
No... *sigh*, Gnumeric requires the same libraries no matter what distribution it is installed on. You distribution already had some of the needed libraries installed.
Install a Windows application and watch all the dll files and ocx files that get installed fly by in the progress window. If a programmer had to reimplement all the functionality they needed from scratch everytime they wrote an application, programming would take even longer than it already does.
You could just set that environment variable in your shell init script. Personally I've saved many sheets done in Gnumeric as Excel sheets and I never had to do this. What is the name of this environment variable?
Well... do you program? They need those libraries to function, it's a much better thing than writing all the functionality from scratch. Reusable libraries make programming large applicaions, or even small ones, much easier. You don't want to reinvent the wheel everytime you write a program.
I downloaded the source rpm and was able to build drivers for all the kernel versions I've used in the last year, including custom kernels. FWIW, I just got a laptop that has an IGP 320M northbridge that containst the equivalent of a radeon 7xxx but current XFree 4.3 drivers don't work on it. Compaq and ATI aren't answering questions about support either. I'm happy with the 2d vesa support for now but it looks like the good folks working on the XFree project might have to figure out how to support that chipset themselves.
I've had no problem with NVidia's XFree drivers. I also have a closed source modem driver from Linuxant. ALL support for Linux is good, even if the source isn't included. Frankly I have no problem running closed source software if it does what I want. I choose software based on it's utility to me and a lot of the software I like is open source so it's a bonus for me.
A little story from being a teenager... I absolutely felt that Metallica was the greatest thing ever the first time I heard them in 1987. I copied all the stuff I could from friends and over time slowly bought all their major albums. They were the first band that I saw in concert. I listened to Master of Puppets so much that the label wore off and the tape broke. I purchased a second copy of it and proceeded to leave it in a friends stereo the weekend before we both moved away to different colleges. Instead of waiting to get it back I purchased my first CD, you guessed it, Master of Puppets. I do really believe I'm the average person and that I copy something because I can't afford it or don't find it worth purchasing. Now I have downloaded new Metallica stuff before thinking of buying it and finding a real copy has been pretty hard, their label is working hard at placing fake songs on gnutella. I've litterally had it with them, I think they are harming more than helping their following. I will not buy St. Anger(for one it sounds like they are trying to fit in with the current scene, I remember when bands tried to sound like Metallica), nor will I see them in concert.
The simple fact of the matter is that if somebody can't produce something that I feel is worth buying, I won't purchase it. If I'm not going to purchase it, it's not a sale. I won't buy a Rick Springfield CD, they aren't losing money. Personally I think Apple has a good idea going with iTunes but a gnutella download != lost revenue.
When I download music, it's because I don't find it worth purcahsing. No sale has been lost.