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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: The problem with not owning the software
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 08:23:47 -0000 (UTC)
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Jan 2025 16:07:15 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:
> 
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>>> That adds Linux-style package-manager functionality that is missing
>>> from macOS. Because without it, trying to install open-source
>>> software turns into a complete nightmare.
>> 
>> Have been using OSS on Mac for 15+ years, including building packages
>> from source. Far, far easier than on Windows. 
> 
> That kind of thing doesn’t scale without a package manager, though. How 
> many hundred open-source packages were you able to build and install at 
> once?

My point is that most OSS software that users need are available as
ready-to-use downloads. There's no ubiquitous need for linux-like package
manager on macOS. Useful? Probably. Necessary? Nope. 

Asking users to do a "brew install firefox" is a non-starter.