[openbeos] Re: Why OpenBeOS Applications?
- From: "Nathan Whitehorn" <nathan.whitehorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 17:42:39 EST (-0500)
> >
> > > However, only R1 is concerned with BC. OBOS R2 is guaranteed NOT
> > > to
> > > be
> > > BC compatible, let alone R3, R4...
> >
> > That's not really correct - AFAI understand it, R2 will also be
> > binary
> > compatible with the current BeOS - if it's not, it doesn't make *
> > any*
> >
> > sense to provide it with R1 (since we already have R5).
> > It will just have newer libraries, or even other libraries that may
> > not
> > be compatible.
> > Old binaries should also run on R2 and up.
>
> We are going to provide in GE both the old-style libraries (R1) and a
> different, incompatible set of new ones. It will be binary compatible
> if R1 is.
Sorry for replying to myself, but I felt like clarifying this a bit
more:
R1- Full BC w/ R5
R2- New API *and* old-style libraries
R3- New API only; old-style libraries possibly available as a special
download
R4... - New API only
This is the general road map.
-Nathan
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