▲ 30 ▼ The things people do to sabotage free software (reddthat.com) submitted 4 months ago by cockmushroom@reddthat.com to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 9 points 4 months ago (7 children) This is correct and fine? permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 3 points 4 months ago (6 children) It's also a c wrapper permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] flamingos@feddit.uk 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) So? It's logname, what do you expect, for them to read the bits directly from memory? If you're going to criticise this for anything, it should be that it doesn't support Windows, not that it calls out to libc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 2 points 4 months ago See the third clause in the kitty's train of thought. If it's of any consolation to you, I'd never have gone looking if I'd known what to expect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (3 children) yeah, all of this to call libc::getlogin(). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] four@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) I no longer use any wrappers or utils, they're just bloat. Now I just use my dousing rod to read and set bits in my RAM, way more efficient permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 4 points 4 months ago #RewriteItInRod permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago it's wrappers and utils all the way down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 3 points 4 months ago (6 children) It's also a c wrapper permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] flamingos@feddit.uk 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) So? It's logname, what do you expect, for them to read the bits directly from memory? If you're going to criticise this for anything, it should be that it doesn't support Windows, not that it calls out to libc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 2 points 4 months ago See the third clause in the kitty's train of thought. If it's of any consolation to you, I'd never have gone looking if I'd known what to expect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (3 children) yeah, all of this to call libc::getlogin(). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] four@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) I no longer use any wrappers or utils, they're just bloat. Now I just use my dousing rod to read and set bits in my RAM, way more efficient permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 4 points 4 months ago #RewriteItInRod permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago it's wrappers and utils all the way down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) So? It's logname, what do you expect, for them to read the bits directly from memory? If you're going to criticise this for anything, it should be that it doesn't support Windows, not that it calls out to libc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 2 points 4 months ago See the third clause in the kitty's train of thought. If it's of any consolation to you, I'd never have gone looking if I'd known what to expect. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 2 points 4 months ago See the third clause in the kitty's train of thought. If it's of any consolation to you, I'd never have gone looking if I'd known what to expect. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Magister@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (3 children) yeah, all of this to call libc::getlogin(). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] four@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) I no longer use any wrappers or utils, they're just bloat. Now I just use my dousing rod to read and set bits in my RAM, way more efficient permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 4 points 4 months ago #RewriteItInRod permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago it's wrappers and utils all the way down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] four@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) I no longer use any wrappers or utils, they're just bloat. Now I just use my dousing rod to read and set bits in my RAM, way more efficient permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 4 points 4 months ago #RewriteItInRod permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago it's wrappers and utils all the way down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cockmushroom@reddthat.com [S] 4 points 4 months ago #RewriteItInRod permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago it's wrappers and utils all the way down. permalink fedilink source parent
