Re:Microsoft’s failed attempt on Debian packaging
by stcredzero on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @01:06PM
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Was there ever a stage in your development where you might have done something like that? This is a rhetorical question because we were all there at some point - even if it was age 8 with a first computer.
The great thing about those early machines ( Apple ][+ ) is that the dynamic programming language was the OS and was the REPL and that was all in ROM, so you could tinker around to your heart's content and hit the Reset button if you got stuck. That's a context that's just fine for learning. Packaging for archives installed on other's machines aren't that kind of context.
A kid gets to play in a playroom with some toys, not in a surgical theater or a machine shop.
The great thing about those early machines ( Apple ][+ ) is that the dynamic programming language was the OS and was the REPL and that was all in ROM, so you could tinker around to your heart's content and hit the Reset button if you got stuck. That's a context that's just fine for learning. Packaging for archives installed on other's machines aren't that kind of context.
A kid gets to play in a playroom with some toys, not in a surgical theater or a machine shop.