Messages in this thread | | | From | Stephen Harris <> | Subject | Re: Kernel interface changes (was Re: cdrecord problems on | Date | Thu, 4 Feb 1999 07:30:09 +0000 (GMT) |
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In a recent message, Alan Cox said:
> If you want to make this work even better run a lot of 2.0 binaries on 2.2, > check they all still work. If not find out why. Similarly people should be
I don't understand why Linux is taking so much flack here. Going from 2.0 to 2.2 is a MAJOR CHANGE. Hell, even Solaris 2.4 programs don't run properly under Solaris 2.6 (and not even under 2.5.1 - try out the Lotus Notes 4.0 client, for example).
Even with the ..x patches, the user has a choice; backwards compatibility with BUGS, or a bugless mode with the possibility of an unfortunate binary side effect. Heh, Alan, for each of your patches have a kernel compile configuration option "enable XYZ bug mode for compatibility" :-)
And anyway, this isn't linux-scsi related...
rgds Stephen
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