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Originally Posted by matthew  To be honest, I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with Automatix. It's just a fancy name for a decent helper script to install some things that aren't installed in a default Ubuntu setup, things that can be either time consuming or difficult, especially for newcomers.
All the drama and controversy exists because the guy who wrote/developed Automatix is very difficult to get along with. He is consistently defensive (in the extreme) when people make comments or suggestions or criticism, whether those comments have to do with technical things, licensing issues, or personality. He is demeaning toward other users. This is the only major problem with Automatix in its most current version.
There have been problems with the script itself (yes, I have read the code, both in the early versions as well as the more current version) in the early days. Those have been pretty well cleaned up. Not completely enough in some people's opinion, but I really don't believe any of the remaining issues are what is driving the controversy. |
Well most of the
helper scripts like AX get this kind of attention based on their necessity or not. Some feel they are important for installation, and others don't. Its really up to the user quite honestly. Is Envy really needed to install prop. ATI/Nvidia drivers? Is EasyUbuntu necessary to install what it does? Probably not, but what one can say is that such
helper scripts are and do have their own purpose and place. A person shouldn't be downed for using them. Its clearly their choice to depend on such things or not.
Some may feel that such dependency on unsupported
helper scripts like AX , Envy, or EasyUbuntu is against what officially Ubuntu itself supports (as commonly seen in the #ubuntu irc channel) , and yet others feel the opposite. Its a heated topic most certainly. But what we must all keep in mind is that it really boils down to user choice.