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Re:Windows 95 went the extra mile to ensure compatibility of... by Xenoamorphous on Monday December 26, 2022 @03:56PM (#34141768)
I thought that at least the kernel philosophy was the exact opposite? The “never break userland” motto?
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Re:Windows 95 went the extra mile to ensure compatibility of... by 5436436347 on Monday December 26, 2022 @04:09PM (#34141914)
That philosophy extends to the kernel only - there are multiple other dependencies for running programs that may not have a stable API/ABI, or the same compatibility approach. Shared libraries like glibc may be updated, graphical interfaces may differ, search paths may not be uniform, etc. and these can all break a program.
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