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	Backward compatibility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Binary compatibility means that programs can work correctly with the new version of this library without requiring recompilation.
		A computer system is backward compatible if it is able to work with software or accessories designed for the system it is meant to replace.
		It can be said that Perl is backward compatible with awk, because Perl was (among other things) intended to replace awk, and can, with a converter, run awk programs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Backward_compatibility (279 words)

	Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.4.2 Compatibility with Previous Releases
		It is recommended that programs be modified to eliminate the use of deprecated methods and classes, though there are no current plans to remove such methods and classes entirely from the system.
		If the source of the event was activated, opposite would be the Window that was deactivated, and vice versa.
		If the source of the event has gained focus, then opposite is the component that lost focus, and vice versa.
	java.sun.com /j2se/1.4.2/compatibility.html (1198 words)

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		With open source software, the issue of an undocumented protocol cannot arise--the source code to a program implementing a protocol is a well-defined specification for the part of the protocol that the program implements.
		Compatibility is just one way, among several, that open source software provides social benefits to a wider slice of society than does proprietary closed source software.
		Closed source programmers are less likely to have a personal stake in a program; usually, they write code because they are paid to write it, not because it is software that they want to or need to use.
	www.stanford.edu /~blp/writings/anp/oss-is-better.info (6044 words)

	Compatibility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A system is backward compatible if it is compatible with earlier versions of itself, or sometimes other earlier systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant.
		A library or platform is said to be backward compatible if programs that interfaced with the old version continue to work with the new version as well.
		Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from the NTIA Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management and from the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms In the past a relaxed EMC regime existed, and equipment manufacturers did not care much about EMC issue's.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/44/compatibility.html (790 words)

	Backward compatibility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A system is backward compatible if it is with earlier versions of itself or sometimes earlier systems particularly systems it intends to That is other systems or objects that with the old version of the system continue to interoperate with the new version.
		It can be that Perl is backward compatible with awk because Perl was (among other things) to replace awk and can with a run awk programs.
		Binary compatibility means that programs can correctly with the new version of this without requiring recompilation.
	www.freeglossary.com /Backward_compatibility (425 words)

	Eclipse Tools - GEF Project
		Source code release for Graphical Editing Framework, available as versions tagged "R3_2" in the Eclipse Tools Project CVS repository.
		Source Compatibility: GEF 3.2 will be upwards source-compatible with GEF 3.1 to the greatest extent possible.
		Since source incompatibilities are easy to deal with, maintaining source compatibility is considered much less important than maintaining contract and binary compatibility.
	www.eclipse.org /gef/plan/gef_plan_3_2.html (763 words)

	Java 2 Platform Compatibility
		compatibility documentation for the Java 2 Platform, v1.2.
		This means that, except for the noted incompatibilities, source files written to use the language features and APIs defined for 1.0 and 1.1 can be compiled and run in the Java 2 SDK (v1.2 and 1.3).
		J2SE 1.3 is strongly compatible with J2SE 1.2 and 1.2.2.
	java.sun.com /j2se/1.3/compatibility.html (2349 words)

	Compatibility Statement for HP-UX 10.30
		Compatibility is supported where the application is well-behaved and follows good programming practices.
		Source code changes may be required when transitioning to a new compiler product such as from C++ to ANSI C++ or from FTN77 to FTN90.
		Compatibility can also be affected by the compatibility support of end-user or ISV products, such as third party compiler products.
	docs.hp.com /en/5965-4406/ch03s02.html (536 words)

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		The SunOS/BSD Source Compatibility Package is an optional package in the SunOS 5.x operating system that makes available many SunOS 4.1 and BSD interfaces otherwise not included, or which may differ in functionality between the SunOS 4.1 and SunOS 5.x releases.
		Compatibility package header files and libraries used by the compatibility package version of the C compiler (cc) and linker (ld) are located in /usr/ucbinclude and /usr/ucblib.
		Compatibility package header files and libraries referenced by the compiler (cc) and linker (ld) are located in /usr/ucbinclude and /usr/ucblib.
	docs.sun.com /source/802-6320/802-6320.xml (5495 words)

	JDK 1.1 Compability (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This means that source files written to use the language features and APIs defined for 1.0.x can be compiled in 1.1.x and will run in 1.1.x.
		If source files use new language features or APIs in JDK 1.1.x, they will not be usable with an earlier version of Java.
		It is recommended that programs be modified to eliminate the use of deprecated methods and classes, but it has not been determined whether the deprecated elements will ever be removed entirely from the system.
	www.unf.edu /~kmartin/tutorial/post1.0/converting/compatibility.html (1072 words)

	KDE Myths: 3rd Party Dev. / Binary and Source Compatibility of KDE Libraries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During major releases source compatibility is also broken in some classes of some libraries, requiring actual porting.
		The KDE project provides documents on source incompatibilities between major versions and tries to keep these sorts of changes to a minimum as a means of easing the burden on both core and third-party KDE developers.
		There were important technical reasons that led to the decision to break compatibility with the release of KDE3.
	kdemyths.urbanlizard.com /viewMyth.php?mythID=42 (477 words)

	SELinux Mailing List: by thread (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It says: At present SE Linux provides binary compatibility with existing applications, and source compatibility with kernel modules.
		Source compatibility for kernel modules means that you don't need to modify the kernel module sources, but you do need to rebuild them against the modified kernel headers so that they pick up the extended kernel data structures that include security fields.
		Binary compatibility means that you don't have to recompile user programs to take advantage of the support (as opposed to, for instance some range-checking extensions to GCC which require a recompile, or the PaX stuff that doesn't add any protection to binaries that weren't linked with a modified binutils to add the PaX-defined elf header....
	www.nsa.gov /selinux/list-archive/0406/thread_body80.cfm (874 words)

	Source code compatibility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Source compatibility in the context of UnixWare and SCO OpenServer means how much effort it takes to change existing SCO OpenServer source code to use the UnixWare 7 APIs and compile with the UnixWare and OpenServer Development Kit.
		The Binary Compatibility Module (BCM) for SCO OpenServer or SCO UnixWare 2.1.X must also be installed on the target system to run UDK binaries.
		See ``Base kernel compatibility'' and ``API compatibility'' for the kernel and API compatibility tables.
	docsrv.sco.com /DIFFS/OSR5_source_compat_overview.html (160 words)

	HeaderFiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Another important goal was to maintain a high degree of source compatibility with Release 2.
		To maintain compatibility with existing source, the default search path for included files has been changed, and a set of compatibility header files has been added.
		This compatibility header includes the new file () and warns that a compatibility header file was included in the source.
	www.channelu.com /NeXT/NeXTStep/3.3/nd/ReleaseNotes/HeaderFiles.htmld (322 words)

	Delphi programming language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Free Pascal A commandline compiler that aims source compatibility with the core feature set of both the Turbo Pascal and Delphi dialects.
		GNU Pascal (Separately distributed part of the GNU Compiler Collection) While formally not aimed at the Borland dialects of Pascal, it does contain a Borland Pascal compatibility mode, and is very slowly absorbing Delphi language features, though not yet directly suitable for recompiling large bodies of Delphi code.
		Virtual Pascal is a x86 32-bit Turbo Pascal and Delphi compatible compiler mainly aimed at OS/2 and Windows, though it developed a DOS+Extender and an experimental Linux cross-compiler too.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Delphi_programming_language (1080 words)

	Compatibility from HP-UX 11.0 to 11i
		HP has always recognized that HP-UX compatibility is an important feature that HP customers expect.
		The unbroken string of compatibility support on HP-UX is one of the biggest and best benefits provided by HP.
		This chapter will describe what this means for executable applications, object files, source files, data, and libraries, and will also discuss compatibility exceptions.
	docs.hp.com /en/5185-6522/ch12s01.html (654 words)

	Evolving Java-based APIs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Achieving API binary compatibility requires being sensitive to the Java language's notion of binary compatibility [JLS2, chapter 13].
		Breaking compatibility in a limited way may be cheaper in the long run that leaving a bad patch of API as it is.
		Source code incompatibilities are not worth losing sleep over because the Client's owner can easily correct these problems if they do arise with only localized editing of the source code.
	www.eclipse.org /eclipse/development/java-api-evolution.html (5046 words)

	ONJava.com: Will You See Open Source J2EE Implementations? Not Likely. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The current situation, in which compatibility testing is prohibitively expensive, is not fair, not in the interest of the Java community, and not even in Sun's interest.
		The open source communities have been extremely good at preventing their standards from diverging -- there are no incompatible implementations of Perl, of Ruby, of Python, or of any significant tool that I'm aware of.
		I love open source and want to contribute as many others i think, but open source is not the best choice in every case.
	www.onjava.com /pub/a/onjava/2002/02/13/osjava.html (1709 words)

	JCP Talk: JavaWorld Interviews JCP Chair Rob Gingell
		When Sun is the licensor, we use SCSL [Sun Community Source License], a license that requires derivative uses of the work to maintain compatibility with the specification as part of the terms for having access to the work.
		We mean source so that the developers who have invested their energies in learning Java technology have a wide range of uses against which to apply that skill.
		I think binary compatibility is much more market- and economically relevant than source compatibility independent of the technology.
	www.jcp.org /aboutJava/communityprocess/news/2002/12/gingell.html (2570 words)

	Source compatibility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Source compatibility in the context of UnixWare and SCO UnixWare 2.1.X means how much effort it takes to change existing SCO UnixWare 2.1.X source code to use the UnixWare 7 APIs and compile with the UnixWare and OpenServer Development Kit.
		An example of an interface that cannot be used in an application intended for both SCO OpenServer and UnixWare is the libsocket endtosent routine, which is supported only on SCO OpenServer.
		See ``Base kernel compatibility'' and ``API compatibility'' for the kernel and API interface compatibility information.
	docsrv.sco.com /DIFFS/UW2_source_compat_overview.html (260 words)

	Sun's Linux Offerings - Compatibility
		Source compatibility; adhering to industry standards of Unix, Linux API and LinCAT (Linux Compatibility Assessment Toolkit)
		Their companion software CD provides the tools to support open source technologies such as Sun Linux.
		Common library and build environments streamline the process of developing source code that is compatible across Linux and Solaris operating environments.
	wwws.sun.com /software/linux/compatibility (456 words)

	Sun wrestles with open-source Java - Software - News - ZDNet Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If Java were open source, it also would permit people to create incompatible versions of that software.
		Groovy, a programming language, is designed to enable the Java environment to run simpler instructions called scripts and will be a test for the success of open-source test kits and reference implementations, Behlendorf said.
		At dinner on Wednesday, Geronimo developers told Gingell of bugs they had discovered in a compatibility test kit that they were prohibited from fixing.
	www.zdnetasia.com /news/software/0,39044164,39185903,00.htm (1355 words)

	Source-compatibility -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The source code must be (Click link for more info and facts about compiled) compiled before running, unless the device can work as an (Someone who mediates between speakers of different languages) Interpreter (this is the case of a few (Click link for more info and facts about bytecode) bytecode processors).
		For example, most (Trademark for a powerful operating system) Unix systems are source compatible, as long as one uses only standard (Click link for more info and facts about libraries) libraries.
		(Click link for more info and facts about Microsoft Windows) Microsoft Windows systems are source compatible across one major family (NT, 2000, XP or 95, 98, ME), with partial source compatibility between the two families.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/so/source-compatibility.htm (142 words)

	Sun wrestles with open-source Java \| Tech News on ZDNet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The software can be covered by open-source licenses, while other mechanisms can be used to ensure compatibility, said Larry Lessig, a Stanford law professor and a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
		Java, in contrast, is controlled by the Sun-led Java Community Process, and Java products must pass compatibility tests.
		At the same time, the open-source community is thriving, and much Java development--including the Tomcat and Geronimo projects for running Java server software--is taking place in the open-source realm.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-3513_22-5256228.html (1507 words)

	Source-compatibility Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	Q & A with Stephen Borcich (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Additionally, we have worked with customers on implementations of Open Source software on our platforms to make sure the compatibility and performance stands up to their expectations.
		We are open source and just as importantly open-standards based and have experience working with a large community of developers.
		Open sourcing the source code for Solaris is just part of what we are doing, encouraging sharing and contributions from the community to foster innovation in Solaris and a governance process to ensure that the community has ownership are also important elements to creating an open development model around Solaris.
	www.sun.com /aboutsun/media/features/opensourceqa.html?biga=15 (857 words)

	docs.sun.com: Binary Compatibility Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Source Compatibility Package resolves this difference by setting up symbolic links whenever possible so that the applications, using the old path names, can access the files.
		As part of the Source Compatibility Package, a set of SunOS 4.x-compatible command binaries is also installed.
		When the path begins with /usr/5bin, the default Solaris 8 version of the command is executed; otherwise, the Source Compatibility Package version is executed.
	docs.sun.com /app/docs/doc/806-1047/6jac212ub?a=view (886 words)

	BUG: Binary Compatibility Leaves Source File in Open State
		When the Binary Compatibility property is set for an ActiveX Server component (.EXE or.DLL), Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 leaves the compatible source file in an open state until the Visual Basic 5.0 environment is closed.
		When using the Binary Compatibility property, do not set the compatible source file to the same filename and location as the compiled component's destination file.
		This is not the case for the Project Compatibility option, nor is it the case for ActiveX Control projects.
	support.microsoft.com /support/kb/articles/Q168/4/14.asp (503 words)

	binaryScan reference - Application transition - HP Dev Resource Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		ABI compatibility (or binary compatibility) refers to the compatibility of interfaces (function calls) provided by shared libraries that are loaded into an executable each time it is run.
		See Source Compatibility Reports and Interpreting the Binary Compatibility Reports for more information about interpreting API and ABI reports, respectively.
		The source compatibility classes and their descriptions for the APIs are described here.
	devresource.hp.com /drc/resources/binaryScan/reference.jsp (4299 words)

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