@gunvulture @cmuratori OSes aren't "software". In a sane world, operating systems would be good for 30+ years w only drivers for new hw.
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@cmuratori No I haven't? Security bugs reported anywhere in this 30-year old piece of software will be addressed.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nothings Nope. Here's an XP kernel privilege escalation exploit, patched _this March_: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-015.aspx …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@nothings OK, here's one that's in the kernel proper, from this January: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-002.aspx …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@cmuratori If so, how does that *hurt* the argument that we should have OSes that last for 30 years? -
@nothings @gunvulture I propose that if you stop updating your software, you lose the copyright :P - Show replies
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@nothings But everything is effectively a driver at that point - it is a interface layer that ships with the OS. -
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@nothings It's not a "driver" as in "I installed this to talk to my camera". - Show replies
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@cmuratori What I meant by https://twitter.com/nothings/status/468835469493432320 … was about technology, not about business. -
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@cmuratori Obviously the sane world I'm talking about the operating system needs to be financially supported in some other way. - Show replies
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