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Upstream moving faster than downstream Linux distributions can possibly keep up with.
by beefhash 6y ago
Upstream moving faster than downstream Linux distributions can possibly keep up with.
- gspr 6y agoThe proper solution is for upstream to behave.
- wander_homer 6y agoIf you're solution to the issue is, that upstream may only depend on 10 year old API/ABIs, then I'll gladly misbehave. Why should I hold back my software for old, but still supported distributions like RHEL 6?
- gspr 6y agoThere's a lot between "depending on 10 year old APIs" and the "we release every 7 days, you can only assume last week's version is supported" that is all the rage these days.
- wander_homer 6y agoOnce people pay me enough to maintain old versions, I'll gladly spend some time on it. Until then I'd rather look forward and use my limited time on things I care about and if a new API allows me to do that quicker, easier or more reliably, then I'm all in.