> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2021 at 11:23 PM > From: "Arthur Miller" <arthur.mil...@live.com> > To: "Christopher Dimech" <dim...@gmx.com> > Cc: "Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <arne_...@web.de>, "Jarmo Hurri" > <jarmo.hu...@iki.fi>, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > Subject: Re: The fate of ditaa.jar (9.4.5.) > > Christopher Dimech <dim...@gmx.com> writes: > > >> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2021 at 5:30 PM > >> From: "Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <arne_...@web.de> > >> To: "Arthur Miller" <arthur.mil...@live.com> > >> Cc: "Jarmo Hurri" <jarmo.hu...@iki.fi>, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > >> Subject: Re: The fate of ditaa.jar (9.4.5.) > >> > >> > >> Arthur Miller <arthur.mil...@live.com> writes: > >> > >> > Exactly, so it is enough to just download a single file and point your > >> > org to it with one `setq' in your init file. So it does not need a > >> > pacakge managmenet on os level. > >> > >> Package management is how users should install software. Otherwise you > >> quickly reach the point where they blindly curl and run untrusted > >> shell-scripts from shady websites. > > > > I agree with the assessment regarding shady websites. > > > >> > However, Org could also simply say: use another distro that has ditaa in > >> > it's repository, such as Arch Linuz (in AUR). > >> > >> That would be openly hostile. > > No is not. There are so many distributions that are half-done, > unmaintained, etc. By the way, if your distro does not have a package > for ditaa, then you might maybe consider doing a community service and > provide a package script for your distro? I guess your distro have some > way for users to contribute a package? > > > If there exists the serious problem of not finding ditaa, then ditaa should > > be provided. > > For the rest there exist no problem and users can easily install from their > > Package Manager. > > > > You can't brush off a boyfriend and expect him to do you a favor using Free > > Software > > by telling him to use another distro. ;) > > > > :-) It is just the usual one: "you deserve a better one ...."
That would be true if you got a crappy one. :)
