, 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We all know that outdated network software is security hazard.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)
This is the _worst_ idea I have seen in ages.
Even commercial s/w companies don't work like this, for
very good reasons.
Examples: Lots of sites ran SunOS 4.1.x on old h/w for
years after Sun moved on. Why? because it worked.
Lots of sites used Ingres 6.4 long after CA end-of-lifed
it. Because it worked.
In both cases, users were encouraged to upgrade, but not
forced. And you seriously suggest open source programs
should force upgrades? Stoopid. Really stoopid.
This wasn't ghost-written by BillG was it?
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