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Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by einpoklum on Thursday August 27, 2020 @10:32AM (#24294054)
Well, depends on what you mean by "long term".

BSD-licensed low-level unix programs are still quite useful today and are likely to continue to be very useful in coming decades.

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Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by hutzlibu on Friday August 28, 2020 @02:45AM (#24302014)
And I am sure there are still comercial modules around, from the 70s or earlier, as well..
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Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by MaxBarraclough on Thursday August 27, 2020 @11:46AM (#24294818)
If they're BSD-licensed, that means they're Free Software.
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Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by segfaultbuserr on Thursday August 27, 2020 @12:20PM (#24295217)
Nobody said it isn't. You misunderstood the discussion here.

I quoted "In the long run, the utility of all non-Free software approaches zero."

hutzlibu said the same problem affects all software, not just non-Free software. In a constantly changing computing environment, even free software is affected. Nevertheless, hutzlibu was in agreement with the "spirit" of the quote, because at least the user still controls the software, and it's possible to migrate.

einpoklum disagreed, using BSD utilities as an example - showing how free software can be unaffected.

Disclaimer: I didn't downvote the parent post - Why is my parent post downvoted? There's really no disagreement here.

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Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by MaxBarraclough on Thursday August 27, 2020 @01:11PM (#24295869)
Right, gotcha.

> Why is my parent post downvoted? There's really no disagreement here.

I appreciate it, but even if I'd disagreed, that's no reason to downvote.

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