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This is a fundamental problem with open source software.
by gress 12y ago
This is a fundamental problem with open source software.
- immita 12y agoI'd limit it to FOSS that people don't pay for (directly or indirectly). When money is changing hands with the expectation that software is maintained in good working order, you won't see abandonment like this. But when nobody is paying or getting paid, maintenance stops, regardless of whether the software is a key component of crypto on the internet or a fundamental part of the documentation of most Linux installations.
- lollipop331 12y agooh you mean things like windows XP which people have paid for? I rest my case.
- cmdrfred 12y agooperative word 'have'.
- geofft 12y agoYou're talking about the same Windows XP which people are currently paying for and receiving support for? http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/07/uk-government-microsoft-windows-xp-public-sector http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/07/uk-governm...
- leereeves 12y agoBut preferable to what happens to abandoned closed source software.
- mcguire 12y agoThis is a fundamental problem with software. The fact that someone might possibly be able to do something about it is a fundamental feature of open source software.