[SDL] Embed SDL.dll in the .exe

[Stephen Anthony]

On September 28, 2007 10:58:31 am Edward Byard wrote:
> Because it would put many many thousands of programmers out of work.
>
> It is job-protectionism, pure and simple.
>
> Ed
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "neil at cloudsprinter.com" <neil at cloudsprinter.com>
> To: sdl at lists.libsdl.org
> Sent: Friday, 28 September, 2007 2:09:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [SDL] Embed SDL.dll in the .exe
>
> > so i strongly vote for static linking!
>
> i totally agree, why cant a computer program just come as one single
> file you can load from anywhere on any box with it's os.
>
> all this installer business, drag and drop then load!
>
> i am much heated about the way everything has to be 10 times more
> complicated than it should be and no-one can give a real explanation
> why other than it is.

This is probably quickly heading off topic, but I don't think it's job 
protectionism as much as people not being able (or not wanting) to 
agree.  It's the same reason we don't have world peace, all the same 
religion and/or political beliefs, or a world govt.  Because it would 
require a lot of co-ordination and everyone following the same rules, 
and that's *NEVER* going to happen.

I maintain software on multiple platforms, and I run into this almost 
every day.  Certain people are always going to use Windows, certain 
ones OSX, and others Linux.  That's *not* going to change, so it's 
pointless to argue against it.

Steve