> Hmm, how about some kind of install program? I was thinking of doing
> this as a generic thing on my spare time, but something that checks if
> certain libraries are installed, and if they are not, wgets them or
> something similiar and installs them. You might get more newbie users to
> come over from windows that way. It seems that all the major commercial
> applications come with all the libraries they need.
That's a good idea. If you plan on working on this, you might
check out the helix code installer (available at their website
at www.helixcode.com) which seems to be pretty good.
dave