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Should OS makers, like Microsoft, be legally required to provide 15 years of security updates?

  • Horsey@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    3 天前

    Dude, I’m so ready. Linux supports processors that old, by enthusiasts for free.

    • ronigami@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 天前

      This would almost certainly rule out Linux as an option. What Linux vendor feels comfortable committing to something, anything, for 15 years?

      • ratten@lemmings.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 天前

        Because Linux is free software, we can implement the fixes ourselves.

        Doing so with Windows or Crapple would literally be illegal.

        • ronigami@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 天前

          Yes, but to fulfill that requirement the company would have to be around to review the code changes and merge and provide QA. For 15 years.