Bloat. It would suck if quality in code was ignored because "modern computers certainly don't lack disk space" or RAM. The beauty of the open source model is that code comes with the binaries (if any) so, if you are so inclined, you can perform your own code review and make revisions as neccesary. Maybe even share them back with the author.
Want binary packages and bloatware? Go with Windows. --- Mr O <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Instead of KDE/Gnome, vi/emacs, beer/soda wars I think > developers should work toward more binary packages. Reduce the > dependencies on shared libs. What else causes more headache and > grief than updating one thing and three others no longer work? > Modern computers certainly don't lack disk space. > > Any pros/cons, thoughts on that? > > Mr O. > > --- Bob Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > larry price wrote: > > > > > It's a holy war: it will always produce new discussion but > > never reach > > > any conclusion. > > > > The good news is that so far, we've been sharing experiences, > > not > > trading insults. > > > > -- > > Bob Miller K<bob> > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > , Justin Bengtson LR Work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Y\ Personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /| \ "The only good thing that can be said about Democrats '/ \ is that, when they are in power, the Republicans are _L__/\_J not." Attributed to Fred Reed. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
