Re: How Do You Know If It Works In Linux?

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Subject: Re: How Do You Know If It Works In Linux?
From: John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:38:57 -0500
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] 87fzidkhte.wl@altair.localhost.invalid> (csj@zapo.net's message of "Wed, 01 Oct 2003 06:55:09 +0800")
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csj writes:
> The only question should be the kernel version.  The NDA-conscious
> manufacturer could always code for the latest stable versions of the
> kernel.org kernel (the plain, unpatched, official Linus Torvalds vanilla
> version of Linux).

True for kernel modules and the rare userland program that interacts with
the kernel.  All others should code for the latest stable glibc.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin

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