Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 10th Sep 2007 21:01 UTC
It does not happen every day that news related to computer technology - news we report on every day - makes its way to the headline news programs and newspapers here in my home country, The Netherlands. So when it does, I am usually on the edge of my seat, simply because it offers an interesting glimpse into how 'normal' people perceive our little world. The last few days, however, that casual interest has made way for something else - tooth gnashing irritation.
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RE[2]: Compatibility you say?
by antwarrior on Mon 10th Sep 2007 23:51
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i dunno why the compatibility/ back-compatibility thing keeps popping up... applications in linux and windows are handled differently, most applications people use in linux are not binary only and are "free", the sources are available and they get the latest build with a distro upgrade anyway. The commercial apps usually work for a few distro release cycles anyway ( Nero, Realplay,flash ...etc )i dont see what the issue is... if you talk about binary only drivers then thats a different thing... can't we find anything else to whine about ? :->
RE[2]: Compatibility you say?
by Flatland_Spider on Tue 11th Sep 2007 20:22
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The article specifically mentions applications compatability and hardware compatability.
With regards to the latter, I'd be surprised to hear of a Linux _distro release_ breaking hardware that previously worked, as it seems anathema the whole "enormous kernel does everything" ethos. That said, I expect there are examples and they just haven't affected me, which is why I don't remember them. But remeber, just because the kernel devs break it, it doesn't count if it got patched back together by the distros.
I'd be very interested to hear of a third-party Linux app which has had it's compatability broken. Mainly because there are so few (relatively) third-party Linux apps.