klik://kspread-1.5-beta is cool (as is the kword one) [LWN.net]

klik://kspread-1.5-beta is cool (as is the kword one)

Posted Feb 1, 2006 17:56 UTC (Wed) by kobserver (guest, #30087)
In reply to: klik://kspread-1.5-beta is cool (as is the kword one) by nix
Parent article: KOffice 1.5 beta 1 Released (KDE.News)

I do not see the "gross" insecurity. Also, to me klik is not a "damn" thing -- it's a blessing, that lets me testdrive more bleeding edge software faster, easier and more securely, and in a very non-intrusive way :-)

After all, why would popular distributions like Knoppix and Kanotix ship with the klik client pre-installed, if it really were such an unsafe endeavour to use?

klik mostly uses Debian package repositories to fetch its ingredient files from -- and then a klik recipe transforms the (possibly) multiple ingredient files into one single *.cmg file (a compressed file system image/archive), that is freely re-locate-able in user space. Runs from CD. Runs from USB stick. Doesnt need root privileges. Leaves my system package manager (RPM) undisturbed. Makes me happy.

The beauty of klik lies in its "1 application == 1 file" principle, IMHO.

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