He is consistent in my opinion. His problem is that most libraries don't try to avoid breaking programs, unlike the kernel. I've started distributing an exact

He is consistent in my opinion. His problem is that most libraries don't try to avoid breaking programs, unlike the kernel. I've started distributing an exact version of boost and gmp with my programs and refusing to accept bug reports generated from using other versions. Life is too short (when unpaid) for the pain caused by exactly the problems Linus is describing.