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   Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian: (atoponce@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 05:08:40 JST Aaron Toponce ⚛️:debian:

   The SystemV filesystem is getting removed from the #Linux kernel, as it had a bad bug proving no one was actually using it.

   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git/commit/?h=vfs-6.15.sysv&id=448fa70158f9b348e71869cfe4a31988e07b20b2

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 05:08:40 JST Rich Felker

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     @atoponce In this case it probably doesn't matter, but this justification in general is bogus.

     Often, it means the bug was introduced in like 5.4, and folks using the functionality are still using 4.x or even 3.x because that's what supports their devices or because there was no compelling reason to upgrade.

     And then "feature they need was removed because the fact that it was broken on 5.4+ proved nobody was using it" ensures that they stay on the old version forever, in a self-reinforcing cycle.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 05:10:47 JST Rich Felker

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     @atoponce There's an analogue of XKCD 2501 for software versions, where people in software grossly overestimate the version numbers that are out there in the real world.

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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 05:13:26 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     • Rich Felker
     @dalias @atoponce Part of why I really like repology.org although it won't help for internal systems which is sadly rather frequent in embedded.
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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 05:16:03 JST Rich Felker

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     @atoponce "OMG you haven't updated to 6.x yet?? You're still on 5.15.178? or *gasp* 5.4.290?"

     "Um, no. 2.6.12."

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