From: Dominik Honnef <dominikho@...>
Date: 2008-02-18T05:55:21+09:00
Subject: Re: why apt-get install ruby1.8 on ubuntu version is patch l

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