On Fri, 14 Apr 2000, Kevin Atkinson wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2000, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
>
> > Commercial programs typically include a shell script which sets
> > LD_LIBRARY_PATH (and other variables) in order to find the package
> > components. While this may be fine for commercial software, it is not
> > acceptable for free software since free software must be held to a
> > higher standard of quality.
>
> And what exactly is wrong with this approach. How it it not acceptable for
> free software. Are you trying to say that free software packages should
> ALWAYS be compiled for a precise system setup?
Yes, of course. Free software should be well integrated with the
system rather than be applied as an afterthought. This provides a
more solid base for dependent applications, improves performance, and
improves usability.
Note that since free software is available with full source code, it
can be compiled to specifically match a particular system
configuration if an appropriate binary distribuition for that system
is not available.
Bob
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