Yes OK I do understand all that, I have used Linux for many years, which includes installing it from time to time.
I am just concerned that all this is beyond the capability of ordinary people, and we need those people if Linux is to thrive. Just the terms and vocab you use in your explanation will leave most of those people mystified. And the ones who decide to take the plunge anyway find themselves with choices that they should not have to face. I speak from experience. I am not a born geek myself, I was a history major.
Anyway, I’ve already had this debate with others here. My opinion does not seem very popular, I get it.
Linux distros are not going to distribute .exe files
One or two distros do. I believe Fedora offers an all-in-one installer executable.
As for the question of trust, the advantage of bundling the installer with the ISO is that you remove third parties. If I trust the distro and my TLS connection to the distro’s website, that’s good enough for me and should be good enough for most users.
Yes OK I do understand all that, I have used Linux for many years, which includes installing it from time to time.
I am just concerned that all this is beyond the capability of ordinary people, and we need those people if Linux is to thrive. Just the terms and vocab you use in your explanation will leave most of those people mystified. And the ones who decide to take the plunge anyway find themselves with choices that they should not have to face. I speak from experience. I am not a born geek myself, I was a history major.
Anyway, I’ve already had this debate with others here. My opinion does not seem very popular, I get it.
One or two distros do. I believe Fedora offers an all-in-one installer executable.
As for the question of trust, the advantage of bundling the installer with the ISO is that you remove third parties. If I trust the distro and my TLS connection to the distro’s website, that’s good enough for me and should be good enough for most users.
Just my opinion.