-----Original Message----- From: Matthew Paul Thomas > [...] there are other reasons for applications to use the same copy of a library (such as lower memory consumption and easier security updates).
Another reason is that while disk space is cheap from a "buying off the shelf" point of view, there's a lot more to the cost of disk than the suggested retail price. In my experience, there's the whole paper work cost of getting the disk (specs, justification memos, approvals, purchase orders, shipping and receiving, setup, configuration, installation, administration). Then there's the cost of tracking what has been installed on each desktop, so that when one has to upgrade or replace a setup, it's been replaced, the effort of keeping the libraries up to date scattered across hundreds of desktops in multiple locations, etc. The argument for file sharing the libraries across desktops is similar to the argument for file sharing on a single desktop - otherwise, why not just have a copy of the needed libraries included in each application directory, ala Windows and their dll chaos? _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
