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Free is too expensive (Economist)Free is too expensive (Economist)Posted Apr 2, 2012 10:47 UTC (Mon) by Seegras (subscriber, #20463)In reply to: Free is too expensive (Economist) by Cato Parent article: Free is too expensive (Economist)
> It just needs a stable core and ABI that doesn't change for 5-10 years
> (like Windows XP) where you can install any application on "Linux Platform > 1".
And what exactly is part of that ABI? Some hundreds of libraries? You expect those not being updated for years?
By the way, XP doesn't have "a stable ABI" either. Every program comes bundled with a shitload of libraries, even system-libraries, so it can run on XP. So the whole point is moot, unless you propose everything to bundle its own librabry or link statically.
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Free is too expensive (Economist) Posted Apr 2, 2012 14:47 UTC (Mon) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]
>And what exactly is part of that ABI? Some hundreds of libraries?
Windowing toolkit, audio, video, 3D, base system.
>You expect those not being updated for years?
Microsoft does this just fine with Win32 ABI.
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