On Wed, 4 Mar 2015 05:48:15 -0500, Philip Webb wrote: > Otherwise, why do Gentooers say 'dependency' when they mean > 'requirement' ?
It's a general Linux thing, not only Gentoo. > -- eg above, while Zip is not required for Gcc or > Seamonkey or VICE VERSA, Zip could hardly depend on Seamonkey, but > Seamonkey could require it. Seamonkey depends on zip, so zip is a dependency of Seamonkey. In this context dependency is a synonym of requirement, unlike the political context. -- Neil Bothwick Most software is about as user-friendly as a cornered rat!
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