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Re:The abysmal state of GNU/Linux and a case against shared ... by pessimizer on Monday October 14, 2024 @04:51PM (#41841850)
This is a law of averages argument. There is no rational argument for bloat in order to protect software from bloat. This is like saying that it doesn't matter that we waste money, because we're going to spend the entire budget anyway.
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Re:The abysmal state of GNU/Linux and a case against shared ... by Lerc on Monday October 14, 2024 @04:54PM (#41841882)
I think it's more like,

If we pay money to someone to audit our books, we are more likely to achieve more within our budget.

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