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That's not similar at all! Windows takes the "Linux way" of "not breaking userspace" seriously. OpenBSD has other goals - some sense of minimality and clarity,
by pradn 3y ago
That's not similar at all! Windows takes the "Linux way" of "not breaking userspace" seriously. OpenBSD has other goals - some sense of minimality and clarity, but this is not one.
- vasco 3y ago> That's not similar at all! That was the joke, friend.
- pradn 3y agoIf it was a joke, my bad !
- nullindividual 3y agoAnd unlike Linux, has a stable ABI.
- blibble 3y agoLinux has a stable userland ABI OpenBSD doesn't even have that: if you don't reboot quickly after installing a major upgrade you're going to have a bad time whereas you can run ancient userland on more modern Linux kernels (as evidenced by the container ecosystem)
- PlutoIsAPlanet 3y agoThe Linux kernel has a stable userland ABI. Other core components that makes up most Linux distros (e.g. libc, gtk, libc, curl, ssl etc) however do not.
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- account42 3y agoThe libc (glibc) absolutely has a stable ABI. Stop spreading FUD.
- CoolCold 3y ago> OpenBSD doesn't even have that: if you don't reboot quickly after installing a major upgrade you're going to have a bad time that's interesting, can you share bit more details/links?