Linux vs. libio

[Linus Torvalds]

In article < 199912202011.MAA12922@atrus.synopsys.com >,
Joe Buck  <jbuck@synopsys.COM> wrote:
>
>> In a pinch we can put in a temporary kludge, but only if it is
>> clearly marked as such.
>
>This may be an example of such a pinch.  The new ABI has to be tested.
>Requiring all testers to rebuild their glibc means that there will be
>a lot less testing, meaning a lower-quality release.

Ok, I'm probably being dense here, but why all these horrible problems
with backwards compatibility?

The whole _point_ of open source is to not have to play the same old
games all the time.

Why can't you just use a different version number for the test-library,
and then the new ABI doesn't impact the old one at all. Problem solved.

What's the reason for trying to have everything in one huge library?

		Linus