Never update anything
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Never update anything
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Re: Never update anything
#2Better yet, if you don't want updated software, then why are you installing it? Just use a versioned Linux distro be done with it.
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#3I'm not sure if this is a joke or not.
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#4DOS 5.2 ftw
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#5Semantic versioning is a curse. It makes perfect logical sense until you are a few iterations in and quickly run into dependency hell as shown in the diagrams in the article.
My solution to this isn't "never update anything", but rather "never version anything". People can choose to stick to the bits they originally got, which is perfectly fine, or they can switch to the current "live" one. As a developer I'm only ever building and maintaining the latest source.
Re: Never update anything
#6Semantic versioning is a curse. It makes perfect logical sense until you are a few iterations in and quickly run into dependency hell as shown in the diagrams in the article. My solution to this isn't "never update anything", but rather "never version anything". People can choose to stick to the bits they originally got, which is perfectly fine, or they can switch to the current "live" one. As a developer I'm only ev…
Versioning things helps with bug reports. Oh, this was introduced in 3.144.42? Great, let's look at the changes to that build.
Re: Never update anything
#7Semantic versioning is a curse. It makes perfect logical sense until you are a few iterations in and quickly run into dependency hell as shown in the diagrams in the article. My solution to this isn't "never update anything", but rather "never version anything". People can choose to stick to the bits they originally got, which is perfectly fine, or they can switch to the current "live" one. As a developer I'm only ev…
100% the way to go. Also people in python land (myself included) Are prone to “emotional” versioning
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#8I tend to agree with the premise that in general updates aren't something to race out and apply. Security updates, yes. Updates that are required because of API changes, yes. Other ones are often more trouble then they are worth.
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#9If the software you are using auto-updates and you lose business or esteem of peers -- it's YOUR fault.
Allowing most software companies to update anything on an running functioning work-related machine that you use to make $$, is ASKING FOR IT. WHEN it breaks something that is your fault for being so stupid.
I update software in most cases by installing it on another machine/device and then once it is confirmed to work, switching devices and wiping the former-work-device.
Yes I have more than 2 of everything critical for making $$.
Yes I filter all my inbound and outbound network traffic and default deny, at home and on the road
Software that prevents you from disabling auto-updates is a virus.
Re: Never update anything
#10I'm not sure if this is a joke or not.
> Here's a fair warning: this article is reductio ad absurdum,
literally the first sentence...