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Re:ELF files on Linux by yjftsjthsd-h on Thursday May 16, 2019 @06:28PM (#19934078)
> reasons that speak of the culture of the Linux ecosystem

"Everyone ships source; just recompile"? It would be convenient, but with source and a compiler you can hit everything anyways.

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Re:ELF files on Linux by AceJohnny2 on Thursday May 16, 2019 @07:14PM (#19934422)
Yep, that's indeed my perspective, and I think that mindset dismisses the effort required to deliver closed-source binaries with long-term support.
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