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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by catlifeonmars on Monday May 31, 2021 @07:33PM (#27349254)
Worse, they use that out of date software to run web servers, databases, etc. The next thing you know, millions of peoples PII is leaked.

I also wonder if there is a liability component to this that makes force updating a common pattern.

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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by smegger001 on Monday May 31, 2021 @09:43PM (#27349957)
that is a problem but servers are one place where there should absolutely not ever have automated updates that cannot be overridden and turn off as you are apt to break things if it isn't tested first.
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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by catlifeonmars on Monday May 31, 2021 @10:48PM (#27350272)
Agreed. ideally you want both. Automated security updates and integration testing.
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