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		pjmlp 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Detour: Dynamic linking on Linux without Libc There are naturally ABI breaks between major OS versions, outside of what POSIX requires.

generichuman 4 months ago [–]

I will be even more impressed with linux syscall stability if your implication is that (some) people need to recompile their software for each major update on all other UNIXes.

pjmlp 4 months ago | [–]

Linux is only friendly for FOSS projects, it hardly has the same stability as commercial UNIX systems for closed source software.

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