On 11/28/05, UNIX admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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.
I fail to see how a failure in backward compatibility or binary compatibility has slowed down Windows. The long term stock chart for Microsoft is amazing. Consistently upwards with multiple stock splits along the way and then a slight drop and level off. Stunning really. I highly doubt that I can install software for Windows for Workgroups on Windows 2003 or Longhorn ( or what ever it is called ) but I can run software for Solaris 8 ( and earlier ) on Solaris 10. Is this a strength ? It certainly is with big iron and long term software investments. Is it working for a desktop however ? Will Apple care when it jumps to Intel about backward compatibility ? No. I think a successful hybrid is in the future somewhere. For all these desktop OS things that will ultimately be replaced by a box on my television and a remote keyboard/mouse combination. If I can get 500 channels of junk on television I can certainly also get a desktop channel which allows me to use a mouse and a keyboard. I can selct the channel that I want, Windows, or MacOS or Linux or SCO or Solaris or ... OS/2 ? I think that OpenSolaris on PowerPC will have no backward compatibility issues as there will be nothing to look back on really. Will that be a hindrence? I don't think so. Dennis
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