FOSS and Interface Taxonomy levels

[Nicolas Williams]

On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 12:04:11PM -0800, John Plocher wrote:
> James Carlson wrote:
> > So, what benefit for Volatile libraries?
> 
> Volatile libraries in core?
> 	None.

Yup.

> Volatile libraries that we ourselves need to depend on?
> 	Extremely negative benefits

Yup.

> Volatile libraries that can be installed by the end user
> that have an architecture that allows the user to build
> self-contained silos of stuff?
> 	Probably extremely valuable

Examples?

Also, if such a library is "core" to more than one third-party app or
non-core FOSS, then how do we help prevent DLL hell?

Uncommitted or better helps prevent, or at least mitigate, DLL hell.

Nico
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