Linux kernel changes rarely break userspace. Kernel drivers are another matter. Internal kernel apis are always subject to change.
73 de AI6KG On Sun, Dec 6, 2020, 4:30 PM Mark Goldberg <marklgoldb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 5:14 PM Dave Cole <d...@nk7z.net> wrote: > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > Not to pick nits, but I would rather have them write code that does not > > worry them when the Linux kernel is updated. > > Unfortunately, that is not possible. > > I've been working with Linux for decades now. Unfortunately, they > sometimes change stuff in the kernel that you never even guessed would > change that breaks your code. It's the way it is. Sometimes it is for > security reasons. It's just a cost of using Linux. Windows, IOS are no > different. Stuff breaks all the time. At least with Linux you can look > at the source code to see exactly what changed and how to fix your > code. I expect Elecraft will get it sorted out quickly. They are smart > folks. > > 73, > > Mark > W7MLG > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to c...@murgatroid.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
