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On 04/11/19 23:17, Michael Orlitzky wrote: |
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> On 11/4/19 2:40 PM, William Hubbs wrote: |
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>> This is a whole other thread I've been talking about for years, but if |
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>> we want to be concerned about dumping "garbage" on people's limited root |
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>> file systems, there are other things we need to re-consider, like our |
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>> notion that we have to install small files everywhere even though they |
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>> aren't always used. |
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>> So, if you want to talk about that, please start a whole new thread. |
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> 1. The idea that we should fix all existing problems before we can |
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> prevent people from creating new ones is ridiculous. |
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> 2. Those other files don't get installed to the root filesystem on the |
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> systems that we're talking about. |
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> 3. Those other files generally aren't completely useless. |
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> 4. "small files" aren't big. |
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Straw man anyone? I know Guy Fawkes night is coming up here in the UK ... ;) |
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