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Re: Maintenance of obsolete software

by parv (Parson)
on Feb 15, 2023 at 20:03 UTC ( [id://11150423]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^3: I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because:
in thread I prefer not to run the latest version of Perl because:

Rather than blindly telling everyone to upgrade it would be more useful to help maintain legacy compatibility of retro systems that you may not even understand the reasons for existing.

The onus of maintenance is on the people who need to keep using old, decrepit, obsolete software, including OSen. Not on anyone else. If that is too much, such an enterprise ought to hire people who can. Yes, tough luck🤷‍♂️

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