> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Jonathan Bartlett > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 9:18 AM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: C++ lib compatibility between Red Hat 9 and 7.3 > > Otto is a troll. Let's stop feeding him. The obvious double standard is > apparent (i.e. - Windows can break compatibility because they are > improving their architecture, but Linux cannot, because systems like > Windows never would, and I'm ignoring the fact that Sun and others do > this as a amtter of course, too, but I'll blame it on the "lack of > resources" of open-source developers, even though it occurs with everyone > in the industry). > > Jon > Further, only an idiot would interpret what I'm saying as a put down of developers or the open source community. I'm saying plain and simple. In order to further the growth and prosperity of the open source community we need to solve quirks in development that cause the user grief. I was offering what is deemed the biggest problem with open source development. The lack of resources causes the solution to problems to come after release rather than before release and that is a problem no matter whether it is the open source community or elsewhere. I think that Jon needs to learn how to read. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
