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Re:The abysmal state of GNU/Linux and a case against shared ... by robert_foss on Monday October 14, 2024 @07:29PM (#41843308)
Security + build time isn't the issue, but security + dev/testing time is.

Maintaining a secure package of zlib takes linearly more time with more versions of it used.

All distros are manpower limited.

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Re:The abysmal state of GNU/Linux and a case against shared ... by Arnavion on Monday October 14, 2024 @07:37PM (#41843376)
There's only one version of zlib, the distro-packaged version, in the scenario of this discussion.
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Re:The abysmal state of GNU/Linux and a case against shared ... by CRConrad on Friday October 18, 2024 @02:53AM (#41876964)
As I read it, that's 100% wrong: Isn't the discussion precisely about using the distro-packaged version vs. having other versions statically linked?
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