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Re:Maybe you shouldn't install new software for a bit by emodendroket on Friday May 08, 2026 @03:16AM (#48059747)
Really? You think the alternate mode where you're running 5-year-old versions of stuff with tons of known security flaws is better?
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Re:Maybe you shouldn't install new software for a bit by coldtea on Friday May 08, 2026 @03:34AM (#48059888)
What part of "We reviewed all relevant CVEs as they came out to make a call on if they apply to us or not and how we mitigate or address them" gave you that impression?
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Re:Maybe you shouldn't install new software for a bit by emodendroket on Saturday May 09, 2026 @03:26PM (#48077508)
My experience with how such a strategy typically plays out in reality.
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Re:Maybe you shouldn't install new software for a bit by HeatrayEnjoyer on Friday May 08, 2026 @03:34AM (#48059886)
>running 5-year-old versions of stuff with tons of known security flaws

No one in this thread proposed that, or anything that could be reasonably assumed to have meant that.

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