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Re:Sci-Hub statistics and database by sa1 on Saturday February 12, 2022 @04:14PM (#30316555)
It's clear what you're talking about. Software bitrots over time. Plato might need fixes, might have a huge backlog, lots of stuff can happen.
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Re:Sci-Hub statistics and database by liketochill on Sunday February 13, 2022 @08:45PM (#30327562)
I still have airgapped windows xp systems with one software package on them to do one job. Left alone Software doesn’t bit rot, it is the never ending stream of updates that cause it to cease working over time.
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Re:Sci-Hub statistics and database by sa1 on Monday February 14, 2022 @12:58AM (#30328821)
Think about it. Software like Plato downloads papers from around the web. If the environment around software (i.e the web) changes, software without updates bitrots.
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