a. Alan, this got discarded, you need to subscribe to the list*, or use the email you previously subscribed. (.cymru new??) b. Copied below for everyone. MichaelAtOz Admin * see http://forum.openscad.org/Registration-amp-Subscription-Info-The-Forum-amp-the-Mailing-list-working -hand-in-hand-td21660.html p.s. You learn something new every day; cymru = Wales (ie in UK) > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Cox [mailto:alan@llwyncelyn.cymru] > Sent: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:13 > To: Marius Kintel > Cc: OpenSCAD general discussion > Subject: Re: [OpenSCAD] CGAL header only > > On Thu, 7 Dec 2017 09:22:49 -0500 > Marius Kintel <marius@kintel.net> wrote: > > > This is mostly a question related to Linux packaging: > > > > Now that CGAL offers a header-only option, could we step away from using a CGAL versions > shipping with Linux distros and lock OpenSCAD against a specific CGAL version? > > If you want to lose a chunk of your user base. > > Most Linux users don't install random packages in funny formats from > untrusted locations. In business cases it's often possible to install a > distro package from an approved distro but requires corporate security > approval for anything else. > > And one of the reasons this happens is because random docker and flatpack > or similar images invariably come with old, insecure libraries and are > often poorly maintained. > > Having something like flatpak or a docker layer as an option is > definitely a good thing (especially with old distros), but it's never > going to replace enavling people to create an actual distro shipped > packages as the ideal case. > > Docker may be a better choice because once you've got a docker file you > can manage the docker container really nicely, including just firing your > large command line OpenSCAD render at the fastest CPU core you have access > too wherever it may live. > > Alan