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Re:World of Goo Update, 10 Years Later by tfigment on Thursday May 02, 2019 @07:43AM (#19806811)
Static has its own issues. GPL vs LGPL forces a lot of apps to dynamic. Also security vulnerabilities in libraries become unpatchable.
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Re:World of Goo Update, 10 Years Later by chronogram on Thursday May 02, 2019 @09:37AM (#19807748)
I’d rather be able to run something that’s security flawed than not run it at all. Those security issues in libraries are probably not such a big deal anyway, because you can run Unreal Tournament 1 multiplayer now and not immediately get hacked, I’m sure. Maybe I just got very lucky.
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Re:World of Goo Update, 10 Years Later by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday May 02, 2019 @08:05AM (#19806937)
Apps are always the most secure when they can't run at all because of ABI changes in their dependencies.
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