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1. gspr+(OP)[view] [source] 2022-06-22 21:22:15
If a year old is considered antiquated, we have some major problems in this world.

And it's kinda my whole point: code that can only be consumed wholesale as shipped might technically be open source, but if backporting fixes to a year old version is nigh on impossible, is it truly open source in practice?

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2. encryp+da[view] [source] 2022-06-22 22:28:18
>>gspr+(OP)
Yes it is. That is like saying because it doesn't run on an Atari that it isn't truly open source.
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3. gspr+AX[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-06-23 06:14:18
>>encryp+da
No it's not. The Atari isn't one year old. Come on man, from your logic you might as well say that a one year old car should be fed hay since it's practically a horse.
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4. encryp+772[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-06-23 15:08:00
>>gspr+AX
Debian stable is using components often several years old, not just a year.
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5. spacem+Tx4[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-06-24 09:32:50
>>encryp+772
Some parts of the system evolve faster than others. I am glad for Debian's relatively conservative policy for all my servers, but I want an evergreen browser on my desktop.
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