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When you rewrite your now hosed mission critical app you won't get screwed again. Seems like a reasonable response to getting screwed to me to move to a differe
by harry8 10y ago
When you rewrite your now hosed mission critical app you won't get screwed again. Seems like a reasonable response to getting screwed to me to move to a different supplier. But hey, making better friends with whatever supplier is screwing you without your consent could work too..? Deciding they're really ok and coming to terms with it as the natural order of things could work too..? Protecting yourself and claiming autonomy isn't the only solution by any means.
- ThrowawayR2 10y agoRight, the update process for Linux distros never, ever breaks anything so it's perfectly safe. /s
- harry8 10y agoNo, the advantage is that the update process is in your control not your suppliers. Which was the whole point of the article if you'd care to read it. You can disagree with the utility of having that control yourself vs having it controlled by your supplier. If people here believe that utility to be not worthwhile from their direct experience - that's something I'd really like to hear because I'd likely learn something from it. I'm not sure I learn much from your response.
- candiodari 10y agoWindows and Microsoft in general are legendary for how good their backwards compatibility is. There's this game from on windows 3.1 I like to play, and I've just got the exe somewhere, "world empire 2", it just works. This is surprisingly common. A linux binary from 20 years ago is just not going to start. Even the basic libc wouldn't be there.
- harry8 10y agoWhich implies why nobody ever need worry about windows upgrades being pushed out and hosing their mission critical apps without their consent. This also implies the article is full of shit. But I guess world empire 2 wasn't mission critical for this guy..?