On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 20:24, Jeff Vian wrote: > > > > This doesn't mean that shared libraries are coordinated for > > re-use of code any better than on windows, just that you > > get bloat from concurrent multiple versions instead of > > crashes. Which means no one will fix the underlying problem... > > > As far as I can tell the ONLY way to prevent that would be to have one > entity/corporation/organization provide ALL the software on your system, > including the OS, applications, etc. That way one controlling entity > would approve of what was included and define the design. > > Is that what you want? Or people could cooperate more instead of inventing licensing terms that prohibit combining components with slightly different terms... -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx