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I've dealt with an environment that was using custom software that relied on a library that only SUSE had in their repo. From a tamer perspective (and that's n
by NegativeK 3y ago
I've dealt with an environment that was using custom software that relied on a library that only SUSE had in their repo.
From a tamer perspective (and that's not that bad,) there are definitely vendors who will develop only against a single distro and won't set it up on anything else you've got. It's like the browser wars of decades ago and today.
- hospitalJail 3y agoIsnt this just a reason to stick with FOSS? This sounds like you have all the disadvantages of linux and all the disadvantages of vendor lock in. Maybe I've been burned by iTunes DRM and short lived WYSIWYG editors, but since then, my tech stack and software needs to be flexible. Better to use a slightly less user friendly experience than to be locked in as the quality deteriorates.
- rilindo 3y agoDepending on the business or OP's role, they may not have a choice in the sofware they support.
- hospitalJail 3y agoI can relate to that :(
- NegativeK 3y agoYou could have the exact same problem with FOSS: a piece of software that the organization relies on that's ancient, crufty, and barely maintained and the org won't invest in the resources to get rid of the technical debt.
- jrockway 3y agoIsn't this just a reason to statically link, and recompile once a decade when the kernel ABI changes?