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how solid is the Linux "Monoculture"?

how solid is the Linux "Monoculture"?

Posted Nov 14, 2012 8:38 UTC (Wed) by marcH (subscriber, #57642)
In reply to: how solid is the Linux "Monoculture"? by dlang
Parent article: Crowding out OpenBSD

> We must be doing something right if we're getting criticized for both being too monolithic and being too fragmented at the same time :-)

It does not require a new culture to break compatibility (I think I've already answered this same comment of yours some time in the past...)

This being said, I agree that Linux does not bear any of the "monoculture" risks: whether it is fragmented today or not the GPL makes sure it could become at any time.


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