[josteink]

> A static binary will be so much easier to maintain

Repeat that mentality enough times, and I can't wait for the next heart-bleed to come out.

Distro-maintainers can't exactly be ecstatic about people using Go for more and more software.

[eikenberry]

Go has supported shared libraries for a couple years now. I'm sure distro maintainers are taking advantage of this if they think it helpful.