<quote who="Andre Pang">
> Whether that simplicity is worth not having such things like advanced
> package management is another question :).
Our software is getting more complex, faster. See Vector A. Our userbase is
getting further away from the system administrator / hacker demographic
(never thought I'd be saying *that* word on slug), faster. See Vector B.
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Vector A: Vector B:
Software User
Complexity Carefactor
and Skills
So, which simple were you talking about? If it's the kind of simple that
equates to:
a) Potential contributors spending more time compiling other people's
software than writing their own, or,
b) Users who think "compiling software is being an elite and cool hacker"
wasting the time of (and often flaming and harassing) developers who are
giving their time, writing good Free Software,
Then that kind of simple is suboptimal and usability impaired [1].
- Jeff
[1] My current running-gag way of saying "sucks" without saying "sucks",
because saying "sucks" sucks... s/sucks/is suboptimal and usability
impaired/.
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