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[Collins Richey]

On 9/5/06, David L. Anselmi <anselmi at anselmi.us> wrote:
> Matthew Snelham wrote:

> [...]
> > (... There are good reasons to deploy stable lifecycle systems, but
> > they're often applied over-broadly.)
>
> My gut tells me the "good reasons" are willingness to rely on low
> quality software.  Or maybe lack of imagination.
>

Not necessarily "low quality" but certainly antequated software within
a few months of release. Backporting of some but not all fixes clouds
the issue even more.

Certainly <OT> here and worthy of a new thread. I'm curious how well
the continuous upgrade model can handle the continual urge of major
components (glibc, gcc, kernel to name a few) to reinvent the APIs on
a (seemingly and depressingly) continual basis.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.