Incompatibility and Pain - a perspective from upstream

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An overview of compatibility issues encountered in upstream Xen development, focusing on problems affecting distributions that package Xen. It covers the upstream decisions made to support users and the mitigation strategies used by Xen developers and others to reduce packaging and compatibility pain.

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