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Re:Swift Static Linux SDK by newZWhoDis on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @07:38PM (#40652920)
More software should “enforce” their preferences, many decisions are objectively superior and this “anything goes” attitude has done nothing but hurt OSS/Linux adoption.

Everything about the shared lib model is stupid, and has contributed to poor Linux market share to date.

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Re:Swift Static Linux SDK by palata on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @08:44AM (#40657464)
I couldn't disagree more.

> Everything about the shared lib model is stupid

I don't think we can discuss if that's you're stance. But also I don't think you understand the shared lib model if you think like that.

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Re:Swift Static Linux SDK by lmz on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @09:55AM (#40658208)
Dynamic linking seems to work fine for Windows or OSX. Maybe it's open source + dynamic linking that's the problem.
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Re:Swift Static Linux SDK by palata on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @11:37AM (#40659298)
Honestly a problem is that most developers just don't understand how it works. Docker / static linking solves a lack of understanding, mostly. That's why they are popular.
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