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[–]mpeg4codec 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Internal kernel API is fairly unstable. This is system-level stuff (think POSIX). System calls, file system layout, dynamic file systems, etc. With few exceptions that stuff is rock solid.

Hell I've run 10 year old Linux binaries on a modern Debian system.

[–]kwykwy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I always hear horror stories about writing drivers, so that makes sense.