Shared libraries are not necessary

[Masataka Ohta]

In article <1991May16.135009 at wsl.dec.com> mcnally at wsl.dec.com writes:

>|> 	2) shared libraries dose not help software version up
>|> 	   from /etc/hosts to DNS

>When did this particular issue become the critical feature of a shared
>library implementation?

The critical feature? No. Please follow the thread of discusison.

Those who support shared libraries claimed it is good for software upgrade.
I disagreed. Usual software upgrade is not so simple. As THEIR (not mine)
example was introduction of DNS, I proved they are wrong.

>Does this mean that if I have an mechanism for
>shared libraries that makes everyone happy and solves the Mideast crisis,
>but doesn't help software go from /etc/hosts to DNS, then I should dump
>it?

Those who claimed shared libraries good because they help software upgrade
such as from /etc/hosts to DNS has lost.

							Masataka Ohta