> Linus has specifically stated that not only is > backwards compatibilty > not a requirement for him, but that he (and the other > Linux developers) > will deliberately break compatibility with previous > releases to discourage > binary-only software. Because of this policy, how > long do you think it > will be before companies like Nvidia take a look at > their Linux vs Solaris > maintenance costs, and decide to srop support for the > former as a cost > saving measure?
Bless Linus, he deserves a pat and a hug for doing this, because this will be one of the biggest reasons why Solaris will eventually weed out Linux. Let's just hope Linus doesn't change his mind. This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
