Zig is proposing the opposite problem: future versions of windows wont run even trivial zig programs from today.

I can tell you that old Linux binaries run just fine on current distros.

Looking at how many times you repeated your misunderstanding in this thread it's clear that, not only do you not understand the solution, you don't understand the problem either.

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gjsman-1000 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> I can tell you that old Linux binaries run just fine on current distros.

Simple: I don't believe you. Grab this copy of Firefox from 2022, https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/96.0/releasenotes/, and run it on a modern distribution in 2026. If you fail, my point is made.

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chroma_zone 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Does Debian Stable count?

The page didn't include a download link, so I found it here: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/96.0/linux-x86_...

And yes, it runs perfectly fine on Debian 13.

	▲	lelanthran an hour ago \| parent [-]
		He doesn't understand the problem. You aren't going to convince him because he doesn't know what the problem is.

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lelanthran 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I dunno about firefox (newer crypto libs wont work) but I ran a gimp compiled in 2018 on a 2025 distro.

Why specifically FF? Software without TLS does run just fine 5 years later on 5 year newer distros.