[haiku-development] Re: Optional Packages for R1A3
- From: Urias McCullough <umccullough@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 20:19:13 -0700
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Sean Collins <smc.collins@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ubuntu fits on a cd ? huh last version I downloaded, 945mb. then again, I
> don't download the stripped down version. New widnows 7 is 3.4gb compressed
> last I checked.
And, does Ubuntu even ship with SDL libs pre-installed?
> as to the package manager, its not ready yet, so in the meantime, what else
> are you to do ? Punish users for a philosophical point ?
Since it's pretty much a requirement before Haiku can be labeled
"beta" - I suspect this punishment is only for "alpha" users...
> Basically I just wanted to present the user side of the isle way. I don't
> have any real say here, so I figured I would mention that many users, not
> programmers/porters etc, would appreciate if they are going to give haiku a
> whirl, to be able to get the file they need.
You believe I'm not a user? You're really presenting *certain* user
desires. By the time Haiku is ready for "average users" - I suspect
this whole mess with have a very nice solution.
- Urias
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