GNU + Linux = broken development model [LWN.net]

GNU + Linux = broken development model

Posted Jul 30, 2009 16:52 UTC (Thu) by mikov (subscriber, #33179)
In reply to: GNU + Linux = broken development model by Richard_DCS
Parent article: A tempest in a tty pot

No, no, no. I have been talking about source level API, not ABI! This is about developers, not users.

I don't expect the same binary to literally work between all Windows or Linux versions (although in many cases it does, but I don't view that as necessary or even useful).

Plus, I am not disputing the usefullness of open source at all. After all, that's a big part of why I am using Linux. I am just saying that a stable kernel API would make life easier for most developers and businesses.

We should take the good stuff from Windows (stable API), improve it (make it source-only instead of binary ABI) and apply it to Linux.

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GNU + Linux = broken development model

Posted Aug 1, 2009 23:06 UTC (Sat) by Lumag (subscriber, #22579) [Link]

We should take the good stuff from Windows (stable API), improve it (make it source-only instead of binary ABI) and apply it to Linux.

We?.. "Show us your code." I mean if you want stable API in some area, you can try working with developers in that area by providing patches that ensure backwards compatibility, etc. Unless you do that, all this talk is no sense. Sorry :)