[simpits-chat] Tech...

[Ben Jones]

if i can turn on my computers flick the switch on my hub, plug my mates
computer into the hub and double click on search network, and his entire
contents appear on my computer screen .......whell i think it wins hands
down  .......Yes i am a old dos man but  windows has it advantages !


ben
bjones@pipecomp.com.au




----- Original Message -----
From: "Erwin Neyt" <rwntn@hvv.nl>
To: <simpits-chat@simpits.org>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 8:47 PM
Subject: RE: [simpits-chat] Tech...


> That's why most people pay Bill some money and get a nice OS.
>
> *duck*
>
> Erwin.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian Sikkema [mailto:hangr18@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: maandag 24 februari 2003 13:42
> > To: simpits-chat@simpits.org
> > Subject: Re: [simpits-chat] Tech...
> >
> >
> > >?!
> >
> > >./configure
> >
> > >make
> >
> > >(su to root)
> >
> > >make-install
> >
> >
> > >Where's the problem?
> >
> > Problem is half the time that doesn't work, you have to screw
> > around with
> > the makefile to get it to work for your specific system, or
> > track down
> > dependencies you don't have and get THEM installed in the
> > right place. And
> > don't get me started on trying to get things working on a
> > system where you
> > dont HAVE SU. RPMs make things nicer, but aren't 100%, either. That's
> > another one of my problems that I forgot to mention, about how
> > system-dependent everything is. There are so many distros out
> > there and so
> > many programs need adjustments to work on one they aren't
> > coded specifically
> > for, and most people (including myself) just dont want to
> > screw with it,
> > they want to install their program and run it. The only time
> > that should be
> > taken is the time it takes for the install program to copy
> > the files over,
> > IMHO. But I've never seen a program with so much as an
> > install script, even.
> > It seems like such a simple concept, make a small program to install
> > software. But noone in the *nix world seems to want to do
> > that for their
> > software. Probably because they know it wouldnt work 90% of the time,
> > because there would be some adjustment to make.
> >
> > Brian
> >
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