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Legacy Update does this for free? Why would I pay for this? http://legacyupdate.net/ http://legacyupdate.net/

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• lmz 2y ago
  I think this one has new patches instead of just repackaging / rehosting the MS ones. Also the wording makes it sound like this is an analogue of the Linux "live kernel patch" model but for Windows.
  • EricE 2y ago
    The live patching is new, but it doesn't say where they are getting the patches from (I suspect Microsoft's). I dunno, I suppose it could be slightly more convenient, but it's not like patching/maintenance windows are that big of a deal for the majority of environments these days.
  • nextaccountic 2y ago
    How can anyone reliably patch Windows without the source code? And, is this legal?
    • lmz 2y ago
      It's not like this is Linux where every man and his dog can compile a version with custom flags. There are only so many actual binaries out there. Not a lawyer so can't comment on legality.
    • kevincox 2y ago
      Hard work and reverse engineering I would guess. The also make it sound like they also patch some non-windows software. I'm curious what the quality of these are. It seems fairly easy (if expensive) to binary patch most code most of the time but I would have to expect that there is a non-trivial rate of crashes or incomplete fixes with this approach. But maybe better than nothing?