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On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 2:56 PM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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> [1]:https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox |
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I think I understand, in principle, why a sandbox could be useful, but |
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would it not be more productive to follow up with projects which do |
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unexpected things to ask that they not do those things? |
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In the sense that Portage can in its entirely be isolated in various |
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ways (user groups, containers, virtual machines, etc) I am not sure |
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adding another layer is the most expedient option, especially if it is |
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hard to maintain. |
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I once saw Java developers talking about introducing changes to an |
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enterprise program by not modifying the source, but keeping the source |
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as is, and then maintaining a set of reflection-based patches that |
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would modify the program after it was loaded but before it was run. |
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This did not make sense to me, and it seems a lot like what is being |
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done with the sandbox. |
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In some cases that can make sense, I suppose. I am not a very smart |
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man, so I would not know the necessary burden of proof. |
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Respectfully, |
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R0b0t1 |