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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Campaigners urge EU to mandate 15 years of OS updates

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Campaigners urge EU to mandate 15 years of OS updates

www.theregister.com

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

: Nothing says ‘circular economy’ like Microsoft stranding 400 million PCs on International E-waste Day

Should OS makers, like Microsoft, be legally required to provide 15 years of security updates?

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If it’s free software, then anyone can implement the fixes themselves.

Doing so with proprietary software would be illegal.

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