[linux-audio-dev] Request/Offer: Debian package for Scala

[Marek Peteraj]

On Sun, 2004-12-19 at 21:34, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-12-19 at 17:32 +0100, Marek Peteraj wrote:
> > I think this isn't the point. The point is, that even if the application
> > itself is free as in beer, you may encounter problems when trying to run
> > it, like: 
> > ./scala: error while loading shared libraries: libgnarl-3.4.so: cannot
> > open shared object file: No such file or directory
> > The closed source model just isn't flexible enough in the open source
> > world since more technically capable users are not allowed to fix such
> > problems on their own and contribute by sending back.
> 
> Yeah, I really hate those cryptic error messages like "No such file or
> directory".
> 
> Please.  Any "technically capable" user would figure out in a
> microsecond that the above means you are missing a library that the
> binary is linked against.   It even tells you exactly which fscking file
> you need.  The fix is apt-get install libgnarl or whatever. 

Oh really?

>  You would
> get a very similar error trying to compile the program if you didn't
> have the libgnarl-devel package installed.  This is not a question of
> open vs closed source it's USER ERROR.

So what if there's libgnarl 6.7 available, with changed APIs and all
that or what if Scala or whatever app can be happily compiled against
3.2 or 3.6 or whatever else?

> 
> There are much better examples to illustrate your point (like the old
> story of RMS and the printer driver).  Even for a troll that's pretty
> weak.

Read my messages again and *think* before you respond. Idiot.

End of discussion.