Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:11:06 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel wrote:

> Although we like to bash M$ IMHO one reason we should give 
> Micro$oft credit for is that there OS's and software is so easy to 
> install.

I disagree.  The number of times the ``easy-to-install'' software botched 
my and others' systems is so large that I tend not to install anything.
Lately my kids started to install programs on their computer, and there's 
hardly a single installation when they don't run to me for help...

I would hope that the DJGPP project has somewhat higher standards for a
good installation program.  Maybe that is one of the reasons we don't 
have an installer yet, at least not one that is widely used.