On 8/16/2010 7:37 AM, Thomas Leuxner wrote:
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 07:23:50AM -0700, Marc Perkel wrote:
Timo's software standards, and mine, are higher than the average open
source project. When an install id done right then you don't have to go
to the wiki for anything. You run it and it just works. That's why
people pay for Windows and Macs and more people use it than Linux
because it just works. You start an upgrade anf click NEXT AGREE NEXT
NEXT NEXT FINISH and everything just works. That's the way Linux should
be.
So - even though something might be a minor detail, when you get the
minor details right then you get software the "it just works" which is
in my opinion the highest thing one can say about a program. And it's
who dovecot is so popular.
So are you saying a server software which brings a lot of new
features to cope with complex environments shall tweak itself by magic,
as any good software should upgrade without user intervention?
You wouldn't even need documentation as the new features would be
self-explanatory?
*NO FRIGGIN' WAY*
No - I'm saying that an upgrade that does exactly the same thing as the
earlier version should "just work" without having to research cryptic
error messages you get after the new software fails to load. What I'm
saying is that Linux should be as easy as Windows.
