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 ...."