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If a law has been effective and is still relevant it should be easy to get it renewed. Lines of code is actually a great analogy. The Linux kernel frequently
by lockhouse 3y ago
If a law has been effective and is still relevant it should be easy to get it renewed.
Lines of code is actually a great analogy. The Linux kernel frequently removes old, irrelevant code that is poorly maintained and is no longer useful.
- lozenge 3y agoIn my experience, many issues have been caused by removing code based on assumptions it isn't used/has no effect/has been superseded, while there aren't many issues caused by letting dead code hang around a bit.
- comte7092 3y agoOld laws get overwritten, edited, and removed all the time.m, after review and discussion.
- toast0 3y agoI don't know about Oregon's legislature. But other legislatures sometimes have trouble getting any work done, even the easy work. Most likely, they'd just resort to blanket renewing everything, in order to get to the real work, if it were a year that work was doable. And in years where there's no appetite for getting things done, it will probably take the whole session to get the renewals done.
- pseudalopex 3y agoLinux kernel maintainers remove code when convinced it is a good idea. Legislators remove code when convinced it is a good idea. Linux kernel code does not expire. Laws should not expire if the analogy is great.