On 02/22/10 12:00 PM, John Plocher wrote:
> Given Roger's comment that 64 and beyone "breaks binary compatibility"
> and should only be done on a major release boundry, isn't *this* the
> exact right time to do so? The Solaris10 to OpenSolaris Enterprise
> change IMO *is* such a major release point. There won't be such an
> opportunity again for decades...
>
OpenSolaris still retains most of the binary compatibility with Solaris
Nevada. Unless there is a really compelling reason, I'd be loathe to
support any change which breaks existing S10 binaries.
The ARCs are still (I believe) operating on the assumption that Solaris
Next and/or OpenSolaris represent a "pseudo major" release boundary.
This means that we can allow some interface breakage where it makes
sense, but we are still expected to try to ensure that most normal
applications that work on Solaris 10 and earlier will continue to
function on the next release.
We actually have more flexibility, IMO, in administrative interfaces
such as dladm, packaging, etc.
- Garrett
