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Reminds me of a previous job where IT wouldn't let me install netcat, because "it hadn't been updated since like forever", my response: "because it's fucking do

by dusted 4y ago

Reminds me of a previous job where IT wouldn't let me install netcat, because "it hadn't been updated since like forever", my response: "because it's fucking done", I was eventually permitted to install it..

amtamt 4y ago
Was it because it hadn't been updated or was considered a "hacking tool"?
- Cthulhu_ 4y ago
  I mean "outdated software is unsafe" is a frequently mentioned adage; it's a good catch-all if you can't look into individual software.
- dusted 4y ago
  Dunno, I had ethereal and tcpdump installed at the moment so I don't think so
  - lll-o-lll 4y ago
    How many hundreds of years ago was this? Ethereal has been Wireshark since 2006.
    - dusted 4y ago
      so obviously not that long ? might have been called wireshark at the time tbh :)
rommel917 4y ago
I had something similar when we had rewriten old application, and biggest change was move from WebSphere to Tomacat. First question we got was "What is missing in WebSpere?". Nothing is missing it had to much bloat we don't use.