[FreeNX-kNX] freenx lives !

[Durk Strooisma]

Kurt, as I said in my later mail, it's not a value judgement, just an
observation. No hard feelings whatsoever. I respect the choice of !M and
was just pointing out that the reasoning itself is pretty subjective and
really depends on the developers.

I'm really sorry that I didn't make it more clear.

Durk

> Durk Strooisma wrote:
>>> I've been made aware of some even more important (and good) reasons
>>> for not following the FHS when installing NX. More important reasons
>>> than the ones I gave above. Read about them here:
>>>
>>>   http://www.nomachine.com/ar/view.php?ar_id=AR01C00130
>>>
>>> I can understand these. They are even "heavy" enough to keep
>>> violating the FHS even *after* the GPL source base of NX have moved
>>> to a newer Xorg's FHS template layout (contrary to what I stated as
>>> "very likely will be too much work").
>>
>> Honestly I'm not really impressed.
>
> Whatever...
>
>> Seems more like a configuration
>> management issue and more important to developers than end users.
>
> You have not understood or do not share the considerations why this can
> be important for users as well.
>
>> Distributions like Debian need to change the structure anyway, as
>> violating the FHS is not allowed.
>
> I don't consider the FHS a religion with Ten Iron Commandments that
> must be followed come hell or high water.
>
>> It's more work for them.
>
> Agreed. So what?
>
> Weigh this against the benefits (if you see them). Curse NM and their
> FHS violation (if you don't see them).
>
>> The reasons NoMachine is giving could be true for almost every piece
>> of software.
>
> Yes, agreed.
>
> See also
>
>    http://klik.atekon.de/presentation/
>
> (but please have the patience to follow it through to at least slide
> 60).
>
>> Nothing special in there. Still a lot of software projects obey
>> the FHS.
>
> ...and quite some don't.
>
>> It's just a matter of preference. Apparently, NoMachine finds
>> keeping everything in one place more important
>
> No, they find it more efficient, more easy, more clean, more flexible
> than mixing it with the rest of the system.
>
>> than being
>> standards-complaint.
>
> Apparently, you find slavishly following a standard more important than
> efficiency, ease of use and flexibility, even if it means much more
> hours for all those who work for making available the software to the
> endusers, with no benefit for the end-users from the additional work.
>
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