, 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We all know that outdated network software is security hazard.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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Death to Old Software
2002-04-03
Steve (1 replies)
Steve (1 replies)
Death to Old Software
2002-04-03
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
A really bad idea: The solution is better placed elsewhere
2002-04-03
Robert A. Klahn (rklahn@acm.org) (1 replies)
Robert A. Klahn (rklahn@acm.org) (1 replies)
> difficult of replacing his keys if necessary to help
> the cause of compatibility. An expiration date would
> make that happen.
Free software is meant to be free. Just like "rm -rf /"
The core philosophy of Unix is not to protect against stupidity. If people want to run obsolete software, let them.
A much better solution would be to have a Unix distribution
run daily/weekly/yearly checks for updated version of the
software. We already have some of these type of things,
such as up2date, autorpm, etc.
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