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A server running software has both perishable and non-perishable elements. The physical hardware is perishable and weakens with age, but as the software itself
by matthewowen 7y ago
A server running software has both perishable and non-perishable elements. The physical hardware is perishable and weakens with age, but as the software itself ages the likelihood that it contains bugs like "it crashes whenever daylight savings occurs" decreases.
The question is which effect dominates at a particular point in time.