>This isn't NIH syndrome, it's basic protocol for keeping your builds reliable and dependency management simple.
Why should I, an end user, ever need to build WikidPad? I don't need to do so on Windows, why doesn't Linux support the same thing, shipping an executable?
When you go to the store, you're not presented with a set of tools for making a saw, you're given a complete, ready to go tool. Perhaps the very idea of users having to build things in Linux is the problem?
It is very similar to the problems with Windows, always pushing updates/upgrades that aren't necessary, and often break things. Windows machines are far less reliable on Wednesday than they are on Monday, because of Microsoft's idea of pushing patches on Tuesdays.
Why should I, an end user, ever need to build WikidPad? I don't need to do so on Windows, why doesn't Linux support the same thing, shipping an executable?
When you go to the store, you're not presented with a set of tools for making a saw, you're given a complete, ready to go tool. Perhaps the very idea of users having to build things in Linux is the problem?
It is very similar to the problems with Windows, always pushing updates/upgrades that aren't necessary, and often break things. Windows machines are far less reliable on Wednesday than they are on Monday, because of Microsoft's idea of pushing patches on Tuesdays.