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Old 04-23-2006, 09:39 AM   #35 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by DJMaze
The issue of libraries is actualy very simple: get rid of the versioning check.
Why? Well most libraries don't get new features in one day, so checking for a major version release only should be more then sufficient.
That's not really a solution, its a way around a problem that has problems in and of itself.

Library minor version updates can contain bug fixes, security fixes, and a host of other changes. If you ignore that, then you can end up having things seemingly work but they can end up unstable or insecure -- it puts a heavier burden on the administrator of the computer.

I actually agree with everything Belisarius said. Though I don't have any problems installing the nvidia drivers, that's only due to the experience of having gone through those problems in the past.
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