> On Fri, 2 May 1997, Harald Koenig wrote:
>
> > obviously not. and even if they would do so, you can't assume that
> > every user will upgrade to their newest release (probably paying again $$$)
> > just to get ELF binaries because Linux no longer supports a.out...
> >
>
> Then they dont need to upgrade. Problem solved.
sorry, but that's no good attitude for supporting and spreading Linux!
what if they buy new hardware and need new drivers etc. ?
what if they have to upgrade to fix security holes, support new features
for other (commercial or not) software ?
IMHO "they don't need to..." is never a good answer from any support team
if you'd like to stay in business !
Harald
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