Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Request/Offer: Debian package for Scala
From: Lee Revell (rlrevell_AT_joe-job.com)
Date: Sun Dec 19 2004 - 22:34:44 EET
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. 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.
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.
Lee
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