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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We all know that outdated network software is security hazard.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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Monumentally *BAD* Idea 2002-04-04
Arne Flones
There are any number of reasons why automatically expiring software is just plain bad policy. Foremost is that, as an administrator, I must retain the right to make my own bad decisions. Nobody needs software that decides by itself to make its own bad decisions.

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