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submitted 7 months ago by sepulcher@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I'm curious how software can be created and evolve over time. I'm afraid that at some point, we'll realize there are issues with the software we're using that can only be remedied by massive changes or a complete rewrite.

Are there any instances of this happening? Where something is designed with a flaw that doesn't get realized until much later, necessitating scrapping the whole thing and starting from scratch?

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 16 points 7 months ago

The business world moves very slowly.

"Out of date" tech to some people is battle-tested to others.

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago

Why don't americans just make better drones if it's so important?

Oh yeah, đŸ¤‘

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago
[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 36 points 7 months ago

Don't kill them. Redistribute their wealth.

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 17 points 7 months ago

which caused four homeowners to sue in protest in 2022.

So this is what rich people do with their excess wealth.

They use it to further oppress poor people!

Remember this whenever anyone says "they're a business and they need to make money."

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 20 points 7 months ago

Fuck rich people.

Every last one of them is a scummy, scammy piece of garbage.

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yes. Human lives are just another data point for these companies.

If it's cheaper to have people die than to make things safely, we all know what they're going to do.

The solution is to create penalties that outweigh the profits.

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 months ago

Nobody is pretending they're fireproof.

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago

French canadians are some of the most entitled and insufferable people on the planet.

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah. It's an election year so Biden has to posture for doing things without actually doing things.

Fuck establishment democrats.

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago

I totally agree with your assessment about Mint and Debian.

I like Debian's minimal approach, but I think minimal can also be user-friendly.

I still has a nice installer, though.

[-] sepulcher@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

The world is becoming a crazy place.

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