Re: Discussion about why GNU/Linux system upgrades cause old programs to break

Richard Stallman <[email protected]> Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:43:00 -0400
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  > > Emacs was using K&R for many years, and wasn't "broken" in any sense
  > > of that word.

  > Then, Emacs would be the first program I've ever seen that wasn't broken
  > in some regard ;-)

I think your definition of "broken" is different from mine, and maybe
from Eli's.

To insist on our current definitions is to reject communication.  To
reach a common understanding, we need to figure out how these
definitions differ and how they relate.

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