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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We all know that outdated network software is security hazard.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
So abandonware dies on cue?
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...

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