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Date:      Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:17:52 +1000
From:      Tim Robbins <tjr@freebsd.org>
To:        Cordula's Web <cpghost@cordula.ws>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HEADSUP:  ibcs2 and svr4 compat headed for history
Message-ID:  <20040626161752.GA10846@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au>
In-Reply-To: <20040626154320.BB2234AC30@fw.farid-hajji.net>
References:  <34301.1088242340@critter.freebsd.dk> <200406261336.26051.alex@hightemplar.com> <1088262414.59825.8.camel@rushlight.kf8nh.com> <20040626154320.BB2234AC30@fw.farid-hajji.net>

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On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 05:43:20PM +0200, Cordula's Web wrote:
> > > > - Numerous third-party applications for SCO and Solaris/x86
> > > > (e.g. backup solutions)
> > > 
> > > Maple V for Solaris/x86.
> > 
> > Is something wrong with Maple for Linux?  (Which is up to version 9.5,
> > looks as if.)
> 
> No license. Gatuitously dropping backward compatibility support for
> commercial software is rude, to say the least... Where was that old
> Solaris/x86 HDD now?. Yuck. :-(

No, it's realistic. Maintaining SVR4/i386 compatibility is not a good use
of developer resources considering how few people use it.


Tim



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