> let me give you an example and if you have the resources try it.  Get a
> audigy soundcard and build it with gcc 2.96 now see if it works.  Take that
> same source and build it with a latter compiler and see if it builds.  Take
> both sources to any linux machine and see if it works.  Even better build
> some of the kernels with the old compiler and see if they work, take those
> same kernels and build with the latest compiler and see if they still work.
> My point is you don't know what you're going to get and if it's going to
> work with the compiler you select and throw in hardware and you have a even
> bigger problem.

Not specific to open-source software.

Jon


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