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From: ajc@thendara.pa.dec.com (AJ Casamento)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: OSF/1-based Ultrix binary compatible with current version?
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Date: 3 Jun 91 19:36:01 GMT
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In-Reply-To: morse@quark.mpr.ca's message of 3 Jun 91 12:03:4


	Daryl Morse writes:

	>> Will the OSF/1-based version of Ultrix *be* fully binary
	>> compatible with the current version?

    One of the things you need to be careful of, in terms of thinking about
    software vendors who are looking at distributing binaries only, is that
    as new functionality becomes available in OSF code (say like the use of
    shared libraries) releases, will you *really* want to ignore it? Just
    for the sake of stating that it's all binary compatible?

    I know that this seems like nit picking to you; but, it's the kind of
    thing that the legal department looks at prior to clearing anything
    that goes out of the company. If I run accross anything inclusive that
    has been cleared for external posting I'll put it where you can get at it.

				Thanx,
				  AJ


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