Me asking a genuine question: > Why do I need to make a song and dance to get the last stable under > Linux when it works no fuss under Windows? Are we genuinely unable to > provide a working generic 32 and a 64bit set of binaryies for Linux? I > know that lib paths and versions are different across distribtions, but > can't one simply compile the thing static? (...) > I am genuinely at a loss here. A normal Linux user has practically no > change to get last stable on his box running if it isn't in his distro - > a normal Windows user gets everything nice and streamlined.
Me accepting an explanation given: > This sounds very neat, and if this works in practice, then I take my > comment back - being able to get an rpm for any major Linux distribution > would be equivalent to the Windows installer in terms of usability. Me being painted as if I'd just complain because I can't get first-grade service: > Yes, it would still be nice to have a universal build. And I guess, > ThorstenR (and probably others) think we're therefore doing a lousy job > and should just spend more time on FG - like work full time to provide > you the perfect service that you clearly all deserve (and for free, of > course) :) (...) > Finally, something funny. ThorstenR complained about FG2.8 not being > available for Fedora 17 (it "only" provides 2.6). Well, yes, too bad. FYI: I genuinely do not know how difficult it is to compile a static binary and put it on our website for download. I consider asking why this is done not equal to implying that X does a lousy job, nor equal to a complaint. My basic point was about impressions. I would like to be able to point more people I know to Linux 'See, it's easy, it's not an OS only for people who compile their own Kernels any more.' So, it struck me quite a bit how damn easy it was to get everything working under Windows, and that it wasn't looking too well for Linux in comparison. The experience made me wonder what the Windows advantage here really is and if we couldn't remove it. Sorry for asking that question aloud. So, good to know that you apparently see me as someone who has nothing better to do than complain because the service isn't good. You know what - I'm out of here for a really good long break, doing something nice. The FG experience for me of late feels like an endless string of frustrating events. Other people do work as well, you know? I've burnt every scrap of my spare time to get my last merge request together before the feature freeze (since I knew I'd probably lose a lot of time getting a new computer ready for everything) to the point that I started to dream of code every night, and right now I'm asking myself why the hell I've been doing that. Well, it's there on the server, do whatever you want with it, and if my main contribution is complaining, then everyone is better off if I remove myself for a while. Cheers, * Thorsten ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: VERIFY Test and improve your parallel project with help from experts and peers. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
