Tracy R Reed wrote:
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Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
No, but unlike FOSS, it is tested for backward compatibility for 30+
*years*.
So we should wait 30 years before using stuff like Xen? I don't really
need 30 years of backwards compatibility anyway. In fact, I don't need
to be backwards compatible with much of anything virtualization-wise at
this point since I am just now getting into it. And really, I have not
had much problem with backwards compatibility in the Linux world over
the last 10 years. You can probably trot out an example of something
that broke for you somewhere along the way and inconvenienced you but I
can only speak for myself.
I'm guessing that 30-year-backwards-compatibility has more to do with
the cost of mainframe hardware. Replacing a PC system is currently
around $300 (for a basic system). What do mainframes run?
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