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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Hobbyware WinCrap 11 strikes again
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 21:26:02 -0000 (UTC)
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On 15 Feb 2025 11:27:36 GMT, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:

> Nobody want to install something from source anymore.

That’s why most distros offer prebuilt binaries.

> If a developer offers his software for everyone he has to provide a way
> to install a working binary with it.

Nope. Just leave the building and packaging to the distro maintainers. 
That’s something they know how to do.

>> The downside is that each SnapImage/FlatApp/whatever has to carry
>> around all its dependencies with it,
> 
> On a modern system, it's not an issue anymore.

The idea that developers, particularly proprietary developers, can do
a better job of keeping these dependencies up to date than the distro
maintainers (whose job it is to do just that), just seems laughable.