On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 3:16 PM Richard W.M. Jones <rjo...@redhat.com> wrote:
> Partly because there exist more than 2 architectures (think: > RV64G/RV64GC/RV128G, ARMv5/6/7/8, or less esoterically, having various > CPU features like SSE or AVX compiled in and out). Partly because > there will be fewer differences between Fedora & Debian/Ubuntu which > means less friction and more chance of a random proprietary binary > simply working. > > Rich. > Random proprietary binaries do not, by definition, simply work. Proprietary binaries work *if* the proprietor has *tested* them on the specific distro and architecture. This isn't a game of chance, this is a software engineering effort, hopefully with a payoff of some kind for the proprietor and the platform vendor. -- How many people can stand on the shoulders of a giant before the giant collapses?
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