Comment by colejohnson66
5 years ago
A big problem with that is: what counts as a dependency? If I pull in Qt, am I supposed to add how many lines of code are in the parts I’m using? Many would say yes. But does using the Win32 API count? glibc? Where is the line drawn?
Every piece of code you rely on is a dependency.
You may not be able to count lines of win32 code, and its awfully hard to make a patch, but if it's broken and you depend on it, your product is broken.
There's also a multiplier that should be attached though. Most products don't have developer time or skills to write their own OS, so there's value in using someone else's even if it's probably more code than a custom built one that only satisfies the needs of the product.