Re:Debian 11
by goodpoint on Saturday August 14, 2021 @02:15PM
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as user5994461 wrote that's a bit too extreme in the opposite direction.
However, most people don't realize that the majority of the software deployed in the world is meant to run for years without getting feature updates.
Most production code is running on servers, vehicles, industrial systems, infrastructure, military stuff and so on. Planes and power plants can have an expected lifetime of 40 years.
Case in point: the civil infrastructure project https://www.cip-project.org/ plans to maintain a Debian-derived kernel and basic OS and backport security updates for 25 years.
However, most people don't realize that the majority of the software deployed in the world is meant to run for years without getting feature updates.
Most production code is running on servers, vehicles, industrial systems, infrastructure, military stuff and so on. Planes and power plants can have an expected lifetime of 40 years.
Case in point: the civil infrastructure project https://www.cip-project.org/ plans to maintain a Debian-derived kernel and basic OS and backport security updates for 25 years.