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Monday, April 28, 2014

The Linux Upgrade Treadmill - Goodbye, Microsoft®

The Linux Upgrade Treadmill - Goodbye, Microsoft®:



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All software puts us on an upgrade treadmill.



Virtual machines might allow us to run old software that we are happy with.   But then we are just on a maintenance treadmill - upgrading the virtual machine that allows us to run the old software.  Perhaps not so bad if a single virtual machine had all personalities - but inevitably they don't / won't.



Moreover, the biggest reason to upgrade is to gety security patches.  Perhaps don't need to upgrade apps that are not exposed to attackers - but exactly what apps are those?  Open Office... nah.




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