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It's like they always say: Win32 is the only stable ABI on Linux.
by dfabulich 11mo ago
It's like they always say: Win32 is the only stable ABI on Linux.
- dijit 11mo agoWhich is wild when you consider the efforts the kernel goes to to avoid breaking userspace. Sometimes stifling innovation in UX. GNU libc has a lot to answer for here honestly.
- eptcyka 11mo agoIt is not surprising that a libc headed by the chief gnuissance would produce sn ecosystem where everything works better when apps are compiled from source for each distro.
- unmole 11mo ago> Sometimes stifling innovation in UX. How does the Linux kernel maintaining backward compatibility stiffle UX innovation?
- dijit 11mo agoYou’re probably thinking of UX as being user interfaces and desktop environments. But sometimes a user is an api consumer. There’s plenty of horrible kernel functions with footguns in Linux, but they won’t be improved due to “never break userspace” theres lots if examples if you need specifics. readdir, epoll, futumesat (and ufutumesat), etc.
- msla 11mo agoWell, it certainly isn't a stable ABI on Windows.
- niutech 10mo agoBut Win32 API is stable, I can run Windows 95 apps in Windows 11!