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Death to Old Software
Jon Lasser, 2002-04-03

We all know that outdated network software is security hazard. The solution: hard-wired expiration codes that self-destruct an old program when it's past its prime.

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I don't like it. 2002-04-03
Anonymous
You are right. 2002-04-03
J. J. Horner
Death to Old Software 2002-04-03
Not Really Anonymous
Some quick questions.

1. Are patches released to fix any issues that pop up with "old code"?

2. Who says that the newer version will be more secure than the older version?

I have seen issues pop up in newer versions, that did not exist in older versions.




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Death to Old Software 2002-04-03
Reaten
Death to Old Software 2002-04-03
Steve (1 replies)
Death to Old Software 2002-04-03
Anonymous (1 replies)
I have a better solution 2002-04-04
A Debian User (1 replies)
I have a better solution 2002-04-11
Anonymous
Counting the cost 2002-04-03
Working poor
Death to Old Software 2002-04-03
Anonymous
Good idea 2002-04-03
Anonymous (1 replies)
Re: Good idea 2005-10-29
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-03
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-03
Paul Wouters
Death to Old Software 2002-04-03
CodePunk
A really bad idea: The solution is better placed elsewhere 2002-04-03
Robert A. Klahn (rklahn@acm.org) (1 replies)
A really bad idea: The solution is better placed elsewhere 2002-04-04
CCH
a sane suggestion 2002-04-03
Anonymous
Very stupid, here's why 2002-04-03
Anonymous
What a horrible idea. 2002-04-03
Steve Briggs
Is it a bug or has it expired 2002-04-03
Anonymous
You have got to me kidding me. 2002-04-03
Anonymous
What about incompatibilities 2002-04-03
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software - this is a belated April Fool's Joke, right? 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Monumentally *BAD* Idea 2002-04-04
Arne Flones
If it aint broke don;t fix it 2002-04-04
Anonymous
other options? 2002-04-04
Mac guy
Moronic iin the extreme... 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software - What a Crock 2002-04-04
Paul Mauriks
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Chicken
Hey an even bigger security hole.. 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software... not in my organization 2002-04-04
Steven C. Buttgereit (sf@buttgereit.net)
Death to Old Software? 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Anonymous
A really, really stupid idea 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software, you NUTS 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Elf Qrin
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Interesting, but No. 2002-04-04
Chris Fairbairn
Poor idea, poorly thought out, poorly described 2002-04-04
Rex Bob Lowenstein
Death to Old Software: Problems with this idea 2002-04-04
Vinnie
Horrible Idea !!! 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Bad Idea! 2002-04-04
Anonymous
Death to Old Software (good idea bad implementation) 2002-04-04
Anonymous
A cure worse than the disease? 2002-04-04
Echo8
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Paul
Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Anon.
A Deepness in the Sky 2002-04-05
Adrian Close <adrian@close.wattle.id.au>
Death to Old Software 2002-04-05
wwb
Death to Old Software 2002-04-06
Grant Bayley
Isn't *availability* a security concern anymore? 2002-04-06
KSAJ
DJB does it right 2002-04-07
Anonymous
Extremely bad idea: here's why... 2002-04-07
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-08
Anonymous
Death to Old Software - Stupid Idea 2002-04-09
NightOwl
Availability, mate... 2002-04-09
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-11
Stephen
This already has a name! 2002-04-11
AnonymousG
Death to Old Software -- Not 2002-04-11
Anonymous
What we REALLY need... 2002-04-12
BAShMaster
Death to Old Software...HUH? 2002-04-12
Anonymous
Print an expiration message 2002-04-17
Computer Science Tory
This hard disk will self-destruct in 5 seconds........ 2002-04-18
Bob Radvanovsky
Bad idea: Death to Old Software 2002-04-18
lewiray
Pathetic 2002-04-19
dw
Death to Old Software 2002-04-20
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-20
Anonymous
Death to Old Software 2002-04-21
InterWN Labs <interwn@interwn.nl>
Death to Old Software 2002-04-22
Greg
Death to Old Software - Expiration Message 2002-04-23
Anonymous Mike







 

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