21 Apr
2006
21 Apr
'06
12:07 p.m.
On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 08:44:04AM -0400, Paul Davis wrote:
On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 10:56 +0200, Asbjørn Sæbø
wrote:
On Linux, only the versions coming with debian/demudi. But that does
not count in this respect.
The main drawback is that distributions often are
somewhat delayed, one
does not get the very freshest software. On the other hand, the most
recent version of something often requires recent versions of other
software, and there you go again, hunting packages from all over,
having to compile yourself, spending time and getting problems.
have you ever installed firefox? it doesn't work that way. the binary is
statically linked. its not quite as easy as (yum|apt-get) install
firefox, but its nothing like the process you are referring to.
Good!
But then again, the static linking probably has a cost in increased size
of the binary?
Asbjørn