On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 03:45:41AM -0600, Callum Lerwick wrote: > > I'm working on switching to abcde because recent builds of grip on > > Debian unstable depend on all the Gnome libraries. I don't use Gnome or > > KDE so I try not to have any of their supporting libraries installed. > > Funny, one of the goals of GNOME is to provide a structure for code > re-use and prevent the constant re-inventing of the wheel thats so > prevalent in the unix world. Its exactly this attitude that kept Linux > in the back room for so long. True, KDE and GNOME are trying hard to reuse as much code as possible. But in their quest they create lots of interdependencies. Library A needs library B which in some cases needs library C, etc. The problem is that Application X uses a function P out of library A. Function P doesn't need anything in library B. Packaging comes along and creates dependencies at the library level. So to install application X I need to install libraries A, B, and C. I like the small is beautiful approach. If I don't need a library I don't want it installed. Because of the way that GNOME applications pull in libraries for features that I probably won't use, I decided not to use it. I get a smaller OS and less security worries. Nate _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list