Re: [Trisquel-users] Difficulty compiling from source

[onpon4]

The problem is not very many people are stuck without an Internet connection  
at all, so most GNU/Linux systems don't worry about accommodating them (to be  
clear, Windows doesn't either; that it does is an accident resulting from its  
core design). There's still a hassle with Windows: you need to go to  
somewhere with an Internet connection (like a library), download the  
installers, and then go back and install them. And some installers require an  
Internet connection to work properly.

One thing you could try, though I don't really recommend it, is ReactOS,  
which is a Windows clone in an extremely early alpha state (not considered  
ready for everyday use).