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		bkor on Aug 15, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Arch Linux to migrate to Systemd I fail to see the problem. Either something is portable, or something is not. It is basically up to the developer. If not being portable means way less time spent on development, then some people might choose that. Good for them.

pjmlp on Aug 15, 2012 [–]

Yeah, but then when developers in other OS besides GNU/Linux take the same attitude, they get bashed to death for not caring about portable software.

gillianseed on Aug 15, 2012 | [–]

do they? do you have any examples?

dredmorbius on Aug 15, 2012 | | [–]

Microsoft.

Apple.

IBM.

DEC. Oh, wait, that didn't work out so well, now did it?

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