Too many dependencies? was: Is Linux always so frustating?

[Dov Zamir]

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> If I am setting up a workstation for a secretary and I don't want to 
> allow Internet browsing, why should I install Mozilla.  If the address 
> book code is required for OOo, then put the code in a separate 
> package.  I can understand the dependencies for libs but not for 
> applications.  How is the OOo download from OpenOffice.org handle this?

Actually, a web browser isn't about Internet anymore. A lot of coporate
aplications have a web interface, allowing any client with a browser to
use them, regardless of the client platform. That's one of the features
allowing Linux workstations into the workspace.

At my office, the secretaries get all the cool stuff!

Dov Zamir


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> Robin Laing
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