On Tuesday 07 May 2013 12:50 my mailbox was graced by a message from Kevin
Krammer who wrote:
> As I mentioned in a different message to this thread, this is usually
> easily understood when comparing with vendors with a range of products of
> their own.
>
> Good example, as mention earlier, being Adobe.
> Adobe being the name of the vendor, often also used as a prefix on product
> names, e.g. Adobe Photoshop.
> Adobe's product range has dozens of items, one for example being
> Photoshop. That product is also available as part of a product bundle
> called Creative Suite.
>
> So
>
> Adobe -> vendor
> Adobe Creative Suite -> bundle of products by vendor
> Adobe Photoshop -> one product by vendor, also available as part of a
> bundle
>
> KDE -> vendor
> KDE Software Compiliation -> bundle of products by vendor
> KDE Digikam -> one product by vendor, also available as part of a bundle
With the profound difference that when you install Photoshop, frinstance, that
is it; while if you want to install KMail, you are obliged to install as well
a shitload of useless bug-ridden crap like Akonadi.
Talk about bloatware...
Cheers,
Ron.
--
Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist
ought to have his head examined.
-- Samuel Goldwyn
-- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org --
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