On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 12:32:23PM -0400, Greg Alexander wrote: > Judging by the volume of responses, I'll assume I've hit a nerve. > You all are aware that what is happening with glibc is unfriendly but > you're not sure why.
Please don't attempt to psychoanalyze strangers on the Internet. No one I've met ever appreciated it. > glibc is a C library. The job of a C library is to perform the basic > lowest-common-denominator functions in a lowest-common-denominator way. You happen to be incorrect in your assumptions. The job of a C library is to perform basic, standards-defined tasks in the best possible way. If you reconsider this conversation in that light, it may make more sense. Also, on a technical note, Debian has no choice but to follow upstream lead in this or permanently diverge from upstream maintenance. That would be an even worse problem. I assure you that I did not announce that LinuxThreads maintenance was discontinued post glibc-2.5 without thinking about the issues. -- Daniel Jacobowitz CodeSourcery -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
