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

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[–] ell1e@leminal.space 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

I will stop discussing since suddenly this is about "normal" and I guess "abnormal" donations, and I don't think we're having a clear-headed debate here.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

There really are differences, Linux kernel membership could be called based on donations, but they are clearly more than that.
Also you haven't mentioned a single 1 man FOSS project that could be affected, which was the original claim could be even from just being a maintainer, which is bullshit.

We hear these EU warnings over and over again, and they are always wrong.

[–] ell1e@leminal.space 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I continue to believe the risk is real and supported by my links and quotes. You're free to disagree. I'm not a lawyer anyway.