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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2
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David Brown |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2 |
Date: |
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 14:47:39 -0800 |
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On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 02:11:46PM -0800, Tom Lord wrote:
> You really don't appreciate how incredibly _bad_ the portability
> and excessive interdependencies of free software has become until
> you're installing it on something other than the very small number
> of platforms that most people use.
I've seen it very bad on proprietary software, and it isn't too
surprising to me that it is happening to free software. I think it
primarily results from lazyness: "Gee, it works for me."
Even on "standard" free platforms, I notice it. When I go to install
some particular package, I really have to wonder why it has to install
so many other packages.
What is even scarier, to me, is that many people think this
interdependency is actually a good thing.
Dave
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, (continued)
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Karel Gardas, 2003/12/08
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Tom Lord, 2003/12/08
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Karel Gardas, 2003/12/08
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Tom Lord, 2003/12/08
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Karel Gardas, 2003/12/08
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2,
David Brown <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Joshua Haberman, 2003/12/08
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, David Brown, 2003/12/08
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Andrew Suffield, 2003/12/08
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Tom Lord, 2003/12/10
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Colin Walters, 2003/12/10
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Andrew Suffield, 2003/12/11
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Robert Collins, 2003/12/12
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] crypto signing take 2, Robert Collins, 2003/12/13