Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 03:24:44 +1000 From: Tim Robbins <tjr@freebsd.org> To: Alex Keahan <alex@hightemplar.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: ibcs2 and svr4 compat headed for history Message-ID: <20040626172444.GA11527@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> In-Reply-To: <200406261950.38373.alex@hightemplar.com> References: <34301.1088242340@critter.freebsd.dk> <20040626154320.BB2234AC30@fw.farid-hajji.net> <20040626161752.GA10846@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> <200406261950.38373.alex@hightemplar.com>
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On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 07:50:38PM +0300, Alex Keahan wrote: > On Saturday 26 Jun 2004 7:17 pm, Tim Robbins wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 05:43:20PM +0200, Cordula's Web wrote: > > > > > > - Numerous third-party applications for SCO and Solaris/x86 > > > > > > (e.g. backup solutions) > > > > > > > > > > Maple V for Solaris/x86. > > > > > > > > Is something wrong with Maple for Linux? (Which is up to version 9.5, > > > > looks as if.) > > > > > > No license. Gatuitously dropping backward compatibility support for > > > commercial software is rude, to say the least... Where was that old > > > Solaris/x86 HDD now?. Yuck. :-( > > > > No, it's realistic. Maintaining SVR4/i386 compatibility is not a good use > > of developer resources considering how few people use it. > > What happened to "if it ain't broken, don't axe it"? The kernel's internal interfaces change; security bugs are discovered. Someone has to keep the code up to date, and the people who end up doing the work are *not* the people who advocate keeping the code around. Tim
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