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| − | < | + | I think original poster, while did a great job transcribing, missed the point somewhat. While it is true that package managers make installation process more robust <i>for average users</i> (they sometimes also [http://www.cyberciti.biz/howto/debian-linux/ubuntu-linux-rollback-an-apt-get-upgrade/ screw things royally]), Randall probably wanted to point that projects that reached package state are most mature, tested and debugged. Using public git repository also speaks well about the coding practices and hence product quality. On the other hand, code that requires manual tweaking in order to be installed most likely have only been seriously used by author (if at all) and very likely to contain fatal bugs. |
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I think original poster, while did a great job transcribing, missed the point somewhat. While it is true that package managers make installation process more robust for average users (they sometimes also screw things royally), Randall probably wanted to point that projects that reached package state are most mature, tested and debugged. Using public git repository also speaks well about the coding practices and hence product quality. On the other hand, code that requires manual tweaking in order to be installed most likely have only been seriously used by author (if at all) and very likely to contain fatal bugs. 172.68.11.85 08:06, 5 October 2016 (UTC) qm2k
