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[-] ZeldaFreak@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

I hate when the installation takes like 20 steps. Never heard of an installation script and a interactive installation? I've installed far more complex software, that gets this but your shitty programm can't do it?

And they wonder why nearly nobody uses Linux. In Windows nearly all software comes as an executable. Imagine offering a software under windows, where you need to do the setup manually in a shell.

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[-] Hailstorm8440@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

Whenever I make an app I’ll hide the built exe in some random and obscure folder

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 15 points 2 years ago

I kind of agree with the Reddit post. Like how hard is it to just provide a simple download button? Obviously if it's an open source project and still in development there's not a lot of utility in doing that, but there are situations where there will be a plug-in for a program and it's been distributed via github.

And it's got a terrible UI, I can never remember where the download zip button is, because it's not obvious.

[-] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

You are arguing with elitism, it will never go anywhere and they will never feel ashamed.

Honestly, 99% of the reason the world is still locked in closed source software ecosystems is that fucking elitist rectal-cranial inversionist devs that want to make it as hard as possible for a non-dev to use their tools.

'You aren't entitled to an easy install' is the mantra they whisper in their hearts as they push code.

[-] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

What? It's python code, not in a binary, and you're complaining about things being closed source?

Also if you want it compiled and provided to you, feel free to pay someone to provide that service.

The only barrier here is not wanting to pay AND not wanting to learn or read instructions.

Life is going to be pretty tricky with that mentality.

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[-] magic_lobster_party@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago

Because making proper executables working on all machines is just extra maintenance work. They probably just wanted to code something and share it to the world without that extra headache.

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[-] janAkali@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Github is not a software distribution platform, it was never meant to be one. It's a developer platform for code distribution and collaboration. And UI is designed around that.

A lot of projects use it as a distribution platform, but they're wrong - it's always better to have a web page with simple download button for casual "ordinary" people.

But, this case is special: this mostly harmless tool is designed and almost exclusively used to stalk / doxx / hack people =|. So, it's not in developers interest to make it widely available and easy to install.

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[-] elxeno@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

Is this Linus?

[-] TheControlled@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

What is Sherlock?

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[-] FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The more I see of Gen Z the more I feel secure in my IT job. There's no new generation of home grown tech nerds coming to push us out. Half of these guys think hacking is hitting view-source on a webpage or (hushed whispers) finding the developer tools menu...

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