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Re: Statically linked binary & NSS
Roland McGrath <roland@frob.com> writes:
> Don't be silly. Static linking has its uses, though not many of them, and
> people should be able to use it when they want to. I certainly agree that
> it's not a priority for spending time on.
Tell me about one program beside fsck which has to be linked statically?
> What is common practice? Failing to support static linking? So is failing
> to give away the source code.
The reasons behind this are good: it allows to change the
implementation of the library and the OS. This is very important for
applications which should continue to run in some years.
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