Dan Clough <[email protected]> writes: > I'm a big fan of the "don't upgrade just for the sake of upgrading" and > "don't fix it if it ain't broke" mindsets. That's one reason that I use > Slackware... :-) It just works.
I fear those maxims don't apply to software. One of the only ways – unfortunately – we seem to know how to manage systemic software complexity is through continuous updates. Most distros do a pretty good job of this through the often unsung efforts of package maintainers. I happen to think Gentoo does one of the best jobs of this. :) (Slackware seems to be one of the worst, in my experience.) Upgrade for security reasons. One reason FF2 is EOLed is because of known vulnerabilities. Upgrade to let the web advance. Browser traffic share is something taken into account when web sites are looking to figure out what the implementation details for their site need to be. Seeing a large population of IE6 and FF2 browsers means they're in for a world of pain. -- ...jsled http://asynchronous.org/ - a=jsled; b=asynchronous.org; echo $...@${b}
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