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Re:Blog ran on Ubuntu 16.04 for 10 years. I migrated it to F... by pluralmonad on Friday May 22, 2026 @07:58AM (#48234655)
In this framing, learning is always a liability. The real issue is undertaking the liability while not capitalizing on the opportunity it presents.
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Re:Blog ran on Ubuntu 16.04 for 10 years. I migrated it to F... by MrDOS on Friday May 22, 2026 @08:00AM (#48234682)
The “liability” I refer to is that of wilfully, knowingly leaving a system unpatched in order to avoid the learning opportunity of upgrading it.

We're working toward the same goal here, yes.

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