Re: Debian ships very old software (rplay, paps)
Vincent Lefevre (HE12025-11-02):
> Bad pointers and buffer overflows can have worst effects than just
> a crash.
Yes, but not these ones.
> And even if this is just a crash, this can yield data loss.
Sure.
> Personally, I think that the fact that almost all software
> runs on Windows or Macos is a good thing, as long as they
> run on Linux too (otherwise I do not care). This means more
> users, thus tends to increase the interest and the number of
> developers, which benefits all users, including Debian one.
Still missing the point and muddying the discussion.
So, the fact that most software honor locale settings should tell you,
just like the fact that most software is for Windows or Macos, that most
developers aim their software at the average user, not power users, and
the average user would not know a good program behavior if it came
holding their hand to click on the right button.
> The point is that I want to install some package (which would
> be perfectly fine without the dependency). Telling me not to
> install it is just silly.
Then install it without the dependency. Or formulate your complain
against the real issue.
--
Nicolas George
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