that one paragraph... if i were you i'd be wishing i could edit that comment! you most certainly do not "cut down on file load time." the linking process is a complex task, especially if it's to be performed with any efficiency. i remember when starting a large dynamically linked executable was a glacial process on linux, far slower than the time necessary to read the entire executable from disk. no sensible system loads the entire executable when it's statically linked.
your claim of running two library versions at the same time is downright hilarious! this is far harder with dynamic linking, where you need to be sure of loading the right library on every launch of the affected programs than it is with static, where the libraries are just built in to the executables.
your claim of running two library versions at the same time is downright hilarious! this is far harder with dynamic linking, where you need to be sure of loading the right library on every launch of the affected programs than it is with static, where the libraries are just built in to the executables.