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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We all know that outdated network software is security hazard.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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Death to Old Software 2002-04-04
Anonymous
That's a dumb idea. No running piece of software should EVER intentionally fail. Perhaps send notifications that the administrator should update it, but NEVER fail. The programmer has no way of judging how much the system will rely on a particular functionality, the cause of the failure may not be i...

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