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  • From: Eric Schabell <eschabell AT sourcemage.org>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Interesting read for our distro developers...
  • Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 08:49:30 +0200

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> On Thursday May 8 2003 00:51, Sergey A. Lipnevich wrote:
> I've scanned through this and find it quite immature for such a serious
> subject. Point #1 about static linking is plain stupid. According to it
> even if I use my own library in my own five front-end modules, I'll link
> it statically five times? And If I have gazillion pieces linked against
> OpenSSL 0.9.7a, then 0.9.7b comes out and fixes a "very important bug",
> I have to *rebuild everything* because I want to be secure?! Or I'd be
> required to link into Apache all three hundred (OK, maybe it's more like
> thirty) modules I'm using? I will never buy that. Dynamic linking is not
> evil, but one has to know how to deal with it.
>
You need to look closer, these are rough guidelines and static linking is
mentioned as being non-functional in the area of spells like Apache.... You
have to keep in mind the big picture... where possible it should or might be
done.

> Point #4 doesn't deal with installations directly, and looks more like a
> personal complaint of a person who has been burnt with upgrade issues,
> but not too hard. I wish "firewall-incpmpatible blah-blah" resolved all
> upgrade problems :-(...
>
Don't we all wish the upgrades would fix everything?! ;-)

I just wanted to stimulate the brains out there... if one of you reacted then
I know at least you have chewed on the article and thought about it. Who
knows, maybe there comes a good idea out of the time you spent for our
distro... this is my only goal! ;-)

Thanks for the input, let's see if this will now draw more interest and get
more minds clicking to make our distro better and better...

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