Breaking backwards compatiblity

[Nick Sabalausky]

"Nick Sabalausky" <a at a.a> wrote in message 
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> "Walter Bright" <newshound2 at digitalmars.com> wrote in message 
> news:jje0er$24mb$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> This statement is from Linus Torvalds about breaking binary 
>> compatibility:
>>
>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/3/8/495
>>
>> While I don't think we need to worry so much at the moment about breaking 
>> binary compatibility with new D releases, we do have a big problem with 
>> breaking source code compatibility.
>>
>> This is why we need to have a VERY high bar for breaking changes.
>
> Freezing things against breaking changes is all fine and good, but NOT 
> before they're reached a point where they're good enough to be frozen. 
> Premature freezing is how you create cruft and other such shit. Let's not 
> go jumping any guns here.
>

Keep in mind, too, that Linux has decades of legacy and millions of users. 
That's a *very* different situation from Phobos. Apples and oranges.