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Re:Oasis: Small statically-linked Linux system by arccy on Sunday August 14, 2022 @10:23AM (#32459486)
nix and containers actually eliminate all the benefits of shared libraries while still having all their problems
Re:Oasis: Small statically-linked Linux system by naasking on Sunday August 14, 2022 @09:17PM (#32464811)
Non-deterministic and unpredictable behaviour is a bigger problem than whatever benefits you think shared libraries provide. That's why so many people here prefer static linking, and that's what Nix gives you even for dynamic linking.