Doug Scott writes: > James Carlson wrote: > > My point was that _assuming_ that command line interfaces are somehow > > "less" of an interface than C libraries, and just changing the > > defaults without due consideration is a serious mistake. Fortunately, > > a reasonable architectural review should point out this error. > > > As far a I know, Sun's binary compatibility does not actually cover > scripts.
Our official "binary compatibility guarantee" agreement doesn't cover scripts, mostly because there's no tool that could plausibly check them for conformance to documented interfaces. Our promises of compatibility, though, are different. > My reading > of the terms and conditions, it seems that only C and C++ applications > are covered. Though > customers should be informed well in advance in any changes that could > affect their scripts. Yes, but that misses the point. We don't just write stability notices into our man pages for our health. They actually do mean something about what we're promising to deliver. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 1 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
