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If you want to claim broad compatibility, you can't just look at the latest distributions. You have to look at OSes other than Linux. You have to look at older
by bradknowles 5y ago
If you want to claim broad compatibility, you can't just look at the latest distributions. You have to look at OSes other than Linux. You have to look at older versions of OSes, too. And don't forget the billions of embedded and handheld devices, too.
- gnubison 4y ago> You have to look at older versions of OSes, too. Perl 5 was released in 1994. It is incredibly portable. If you have a system that legitimately has Perl 4, I would love to hear about it, but …