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fwiw > super-seeding supersede : To take the place of; replace or supplant. > Change is very good. Hmmm. Not always and not for everyone. Evolution is good
by kleer001 5y ago
fwiw
> super-seeding
supersede : To take the place of; replace or supplant.
> Change is very good.
Hmmm. Not always and not for everyone. Evolution is good, but not for the 99% of extinct species. Still, better adapted systems persist. The real danger is local maxima. Which is why predators are needed. Still, lots of infrastructure is based on outdated technology, generations behind the bleeding edge, for the very reason that it works predictably. And we want infrastructure to work for a long time.
- rvz 5y agoFuchsia/Zircon is and already can be made compatible via a virtualised Linux kernel running under Zircon. So your point is? Fuchsia is acting as a compatibility bridge to migrate over the fragmented Android arena you see before you onto a unified system that Google can push updates seamlessly just like it did recently; starting with the Nest Hub. It was invisible to the user and was updated without warning or fanfare. In this context, it is better to replace this 'outdated technology' than to keep fixing the existing system because it is riddled with hidden bugs and holes. Perhaps this cannot be solved with the Unix philosophy (or in its clones) as it is riddled with holes and legacy oddities. This is why technologies like Rust exist to eventually replace C/C++ and Fuchsia exists to eventually replace Android. Unix had a good run (and is not designed for security in mind). So it is time for a clean slate.
- kleer001 5y ago> So your point is? My point is the wider evolutionary context. Otherwise I don't have anything new to add to the discussion. I don't disagree with your main idea except its aspect of totality. Even Lunduke said as much. There will still be pockets, there will still be extant lineages.