Re: why apt-get install ruby1.8 on ubuntu version is patch l

Group: comp.lang.ruby
From: Dominik Honnef
Date: Sunday, February 17, 2008 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: why apt-get install ruby1.8 on ubuntu version is patch l

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On [Mon, 18.02.2008 05:14], Marc Heiler wrote:
> > You can't compare an unofficial program (the one-click installer) with
> > the update policy of an operating system/a linux distribution.
>
> But he can, as far as usability is concerned. The one-click installer is
> a joy to use. It does not require a lot of skills to install it.
>
> And on windows, in most cases, it will "just work" (tm) when you install
> it.
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Of course he can compare the usability, but he clearly was complaining about
the slow updates of Ubuntu. The One-Click-Installer and the Ubuntu/Debian
repositories clearly have two very different aims.
--
Dominik Honnef