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by luchs 3607 days ago
But the thing is that a game targeting Windows XP or even Windows 98 still has a good chance of running on Windows 10. On the Linux side, good luck getting binaries made for Ubuntu 14.04 run on Ubuntu 16.04.
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Interesting relevant tidbit by Linus Torvalds himself about the packaging and distribution of Linux "desktop apps".

Basically, Linus has made a desktop app, and the website distributes binaries for Windows and OS X, but not for Linux. Link goes to 4:50, relevant rant starts at around 5:58 :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PmHRSeA2c8&feature=youtu.be...

Only because Microsoft pours a lot of effort into their compatibility modes, emulating older API versions for old programs.