I don't think the difficulty of installing a zip file is going to stop many programmers from using D. Anyone who has a real problem with closed binaries will b

I don't think the difficulty of installing a zip file is going to stop many programmers from using D. Anyone who has a real problem with closed binaries will be using gdc on linux. The libraries are open source on any platform, which is really what people care about. D is not targeted at kids, and anyone who wants to learn programming would be well served to start with a different, more powerful language.