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Why bother? Because Python 2 is EOL in a little less than 2 years. The NHS chose not to upgrade to from Windows XP and 2003 and look where that got them last
by hackbinary 8y ago
Why bother? Because Python 2 is EOL in a little less than 2 years.
The NHS chose not to upgrade to from Windows XP and 2003 and look where that got them last year: a massive crypto locker infection.
- rwmj 8y agoI suppose unless someone either forks it or keeps delivering patches outside the Python project. That wasn't really an option for Windows XP, but I'm quite sure if it had been then someone would be doing it.
- sweettea 8y agoThis is already true -- tauthon is a updated, patched Python 2 fork. https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon https://github.com/naftaliharris/tauthon
- rphlx 8y agoFWIW Win10 was affected by that same horrific SMB RCE vuln. So the implied argument that 10 has been immune or even much less vulnerable to ransomware over the past year or two is on shaky ground, though I agree it probably will start to have some merit going forward.