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From: Rich Felker <dalias@aerifal.cx>
To: musl@lists.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Draft: musl promo materials
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:03:44 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120715000344.GM544@brightrain.aerifal.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120714160641.25a2e7be@newbook>

On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 04:06:41PM -0700, Isaac Dunham wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 14:45:40 -0700
> Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> > It would be good to include a list of apps that have been
> > successfully compiled with musl.  No need to list every such app,
> > just some representative ones that will help dispel any fears about
> > the library's ability to replace glibc in the most common uses.
> 
> Somehow, listing compatible applications in PR does not
> sound very encouraging, until you can run the really huge

I agree completely. A compatibility list should definitely not be part
of the long-term promotional strategy. Early on, it's been useful for
getting people's attention that musl is a rising contender, but I also
believe it presents an impression that compatibility is a
concern/downside of musl.

Rich


      parent reply	other threads:[~2012-07-15  0:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-07-13 18:12 Rich Felker
2012-07-13 19:16 ` Szabolcs Nagy
2012-07-14  6:40   ` orc
2012-07-13 23:30 ` Rich Felker
2012-07-14 19:05   ` Isaac Dunham
2012-07-15  0:01     ` Rich Felker
2012-07-14 21:45 ` Charlie Kester
2012-07-14 23:06   ` Isaac Dunham
2012-07-14 23:30     ` Gregor Richards
2012-07-15  0:49       ` Isaac Dunham
2012-07-15  0:58         ` Gregor Richards
2012-07-15  0:03     ` Rich Felker [this message]

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