From: "Björn Persson" <spam-away@nowhere.nil>
Subject: Re: SAL, Auto_Text_IO release
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:07:02 GMT
Date: 2006-06-20T00:07:02+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <G_Glg.5547$E02.1802@newsb.telia.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <g2slm1xghf.fsf@hod.lan.m-e-leypold.de>
M E Leypold wrote:
> I don't want to say anything nice about Windows, but since its almost
> the only nice thing that can be said about it: Windows retained far
> reaching binary compatibility over more then 10 years. That is, you
> can upgrade your hardware, load a newer windows on it and install your
> old proved software.
Well, that's because Windows software is *supposed* to be proprietary.
For free software, binary compatibility isn't so important, as it can
usually be recompiled easily. It's quite understandable if free software
advocates don't bend themselves over to support proprietary software.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-06-20 0:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-06-18 21:17 SAL, Auto_Text_IO release Stephen Leake
2006-06-19 10:23 ` M E Leypold
2006-06-19 12:46 ` Ludovic Brenta
2006-06-19 13:11 ` M E Leypold
2006-06-19 13:37 ` Ludovic Brenta
2006-06-19 16:22 ` M E Leypold
2006-06-20 0:07 ` Björn Persson [this message]
2006-06-21 0:46 ` Stephen Leake
2006-06-21 13:12 ` M E Leypold
2006-06-23 12:53 ` Stephen Leake
2006-06-23 13:16 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-06-23 17:08 ` M E Leypold
2006-06-29 17:26 ` Stephen Leake
2006-06-30 8:29 ` M E Leypold
2006-07-02 15:34 ` Martin Krischik
2006-07-03 10:09 ` M E Leypold
2006-06-23 20:16 ` Randy Brukardt
2006-06-24 12:05 ` M E Leypold
2006-06-24 12:50 ` Georg Bauhaus
2006-06-24 13:43 ` M E Leypold
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