On Thu, 12 Mar 1998 21:59:06 -0600 (CST), Bug Hunter wrote:
> I second and third that. Unfortunately, because you did _NOT_ provide
>backward compatibility of any sort, I was unable to put 5.0 into
>production. I _will_ _not_ put RH 5.1 or 5.2 or 5.x into production unless
>I can figure out ways to support older libc5 programs that may never be
>updated. (Not all linux software is freeware, surprise!) Going to 5.0
>actually would have bankrupted me had I installed it on production systems
>when it came out.
I'm not sure what you mean. You can't build an app and have it linked
against libc5 on RH5.0, but you can run any glibc OR libc5 app on RH5.0.
As long as you have one machine running libc5, then you can always build
libc5 apps.
> Once I get the round-tuit, I may figure out how to support the older
>programs. It should be _possible_, given intelligent linkers. Heck, a
>linker that reads a load map that says "for this program, use this
>library" would work. If you did it right, it would even operate very
>quickly and you would only pay the performance penalty at load time.
This is already done for run time libs, it is only the build libs that are
affected.
> It is my opinion that RH lost sight of its market with 5.0, and will pay
>for it (even if just a little) when 5.1 and 5.2 and 5.3 come out. People
>will probably start coming back at around 5.4 and above, again IMO.
Well, if our sales of 5.0 are how we will "pay for this", then I hope we
can continue to do this for a *very* long time. We have had record sales
every month since we released 5.0.
> So, the good news is 4.2 is extreme quality, good enough to run a
>business off of. I recommend actively selling it and supporting it.
Supporting it yes, actively selling no.
Mike
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