Re: The fate of ditaa.jar (9.4.5.)

[Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>]

> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2021 at 11:23 PM
> From: "Arthur Miller" <arthur.miller@live.com>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: "Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <arne_bab@web.de>, "Jarmo Hurri" <jarmo.hurri@iki.fi>, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: The fate of ditaa.jar (9.4.5.)
>
> Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> writes:
>
> >> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2021 at 5:30 PM
> >> From: "Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <arne_bab@web.de>
> >> To: "Arthur Miller" <arthur.miller@live.com>
> >> Cc: "Jarmo Hurri" <jarmo.hurri@iki.fi>, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
> >> Subject: Re: The fate of ditaa.jar (9.4.5.)
> >>
> >>
> >> Arthur Miller <arthur.miller@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. :)