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+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -2034,12 +2034,14 @@ os_prompt%</pre>
<v>Text = string()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <warning>
- <p>This BIF is still an experimental feature. The interface
- may be changed in any way in future releases.</p><p>In
- R13B03 the return value on failure was
+ <note>
+ <p>In releases older than OTP R14B, NIF's where an
+ experimental feature. Versions of OTP older than R14B might
+ have different and possibly incompatible NIF semanticts and
+ interfaces. For example, in R13B03 the return value on
+ failure was
<c>{error,Reason,Text}</c>.</p>
- </warning>
+ </note>
<p>Loads and links a dynamic library containing native
implemented functions (NIFs) for a module. <c>Path</c> is a
file path to the sharable object/dynamic library file minus