Re: Will unix ever get out of dependency hell

2013-04-05 Thread Kevin Chadwick
> > Why on earth does so much of the default desktops depend on polkit > > when very little breaks when it is disabled! > > > > Because "very little" is not "nothing at all." But 99% of the code would work just fine without it and does if you remove it's suid. On Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:39:30 -040

Re: Will unix ever get out of dependency hell

2013-04-05 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2013-04-05 at 20:59 +0100, Kevin Chadwick wrote: > Why on earth does so much of the default desktops depend on polkit when > very little breaks when it is disabled! > > I think some important principles have been forgotten...or never > learnt in the first place in these 'modern' times. T

Re: Will unix ever get out of dependency hell

2013-04-05 Thread Paul Johnson
On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Kevin Chadwick wrote: > Why on earth does so much of the default desktops depend on polkit when > very little breaks when it is disabled! > Because "very little" is not "nothing at all."

Will unix ever get out of dependency hell

2013-04-05 Thread Kevin Chadwick
Why on earth does so much of the default desktops depend on polkit when very little breaks when it is disabled! I think some important principles have been forgotten...or never learnt in the first place in these 'modern' times. --