And when developers really need current versions of libraries/tools on an LTS distro, the solution is to recompile these tools by hand. And you end up with a Frankenstein system mixing an old base with multiple versions of monkeypatched, hand-compiled stuff.
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A lot of people and companies just don’t want to use backports.
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Everybody wants something for nothing. What do people do prefer when they can't get something for nothing? My point is that maintaining backward compatibility is an anti-pattern that must have a significantly valuable motivation, which can/should be measured in money.
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When I see people's backward compatibility hacks I can't help but think "that's bad code." OTOH, if they say "that paid for my kid's braces" then you can't argue with that.
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