[Discuss] systemd sucks and containers suck and language-specific package repos suck

[slitt at troubleshooters.com (Steve Litt)]

markw at mohawksoft.com said on Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:20:54 -0400

> Let me
>first articulate what is wrong with the software development model in
>one word: "libraries"
>
>The "shared library" was a fantastic idea way back when systems had a
>few megabytes of storage. All programs HAD to share code or you
>couldn't fit anything on a disk. It was a brilliant solution to a very
>difficult problem, but make no mistake, it was a compromise to truly
>portable code. It was always a hindrance to interoperability because
>of the independence of versions. Static libraries are nice, but they
>too have a version issue.

I'm not taking a stand on the VM or container issue, but as far as
libraries, is the the problem really the *concept* of libraries, or is
it the ridiculous way developers use them?