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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We all know that outdated network software is security hazard.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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Interesting, but No. 2002-04-04
Chris Fairbairn
There are several problems with this approach:

1. How do you determine the time frame at the end of which the packages will expire? Release times differ from project to project and aren't always reliable.
2. This takes away some of the freedom of Open Source Software by attempting to tell users ...

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