I have to agree on this one. I'm writing from an environment in which
Linux is being taken more and more seriously, but there are lots of
people who would love the Linux advocates to fall flat on their faces.
A single major incident could spell death (i.e. "interdiction from
above").
Aside: it's a shame that anyone should feel the need to remain anonymous
when making statements on matters like this...
I understand and accept Linus' policy decision on binary modules. He
wasn't quite as forthright (in any messages I saw) that breaking
ordinary user code compatability was to be regarded as a freak accident
on the occasions that it has happened. I'll gladly give him the benefit
of the doubt and assume that that's how he feels until someone corrects
me ;-)
I'd go this far: if any more freak accidents should occur which
gratuitously break ordinary user codes in the stable kernel series,
let's REVERT immediately. That way the suffering is minimised.
Sure, if changes are absolutely vital, can't be done by new ioctl()'s,
whatever, then fine - necessary evils are just that.
Neil
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