Magmarock: I am very interested in how gog makes their Linux installers. They work exactly like .exe even to the point where you are asked where you want things to go. I wish more programs could be installed this way. I for one don't like using repositories to install programs.
Yes, the convenience is horrifying. Much better to have installers that bother me with shit that was figured out half a century ago. I just hate being able to say "man program", much nicer to hunt for docs. And don't forget how pesky it is when something you install is well-integrated - I mean, every app having access to an icon pack is much, much worse than configuring every application on the system to use it. Oh, how about knowing at all times what exactly you have installed and what are its dependencies? I can't breathe from the sheer terror. Oh, a lib that you have bundled with a hundred apps has just been discovered to have a fatal bug and now you have to update everything instead of just the lib? Hey, what's your time for if not busywork? :)
