From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:23 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), John Dallman wrote:   
      
   > OTOH, the Linux kernel maintains its ABIs and API very thoroughly,   
   > with the objective that changes within the kernel can't break   
   > applications.   
      
   That only applies to the APIs and ABIs visible to userland. Within the   
   kernel, they can, and do, frequently make backward-incompatible   
   changes that break older kernel modules, drivers etc. This is why they   
   encourage third-party developers of such modules to merge their code   
   into the official source tree, rather than try to maintain it   
   independently.   
      
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