Re: [Pan-users] Someone hasn't upgraded in a while... (was Re: Ubuntu 11.10 version ...)

[Steven D'Aprano]

Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 10/22/2011 01:52 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> > Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > On 10/21/2011 08:07 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> > > > Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20070719)
> > > > >
> > > > > That's *ancient*.
> > > >
> > > > If it's not broken, don't break it by updating.
> > >
> > > That's only valid if subsequent versions are broken.
> >
> > If my existing version isn't broken, why would I want to take the chance
> > of breaking it?
>
> Take the *chance*??????  It's a desktop PC, not a 5 9s server 
> controlling some vital bit of the nation's infrastructure.

Exactly. It's *my* desktop PC, and therefore much, much more important 
to *me* than some hypothetical national infrastructure that I may or may 
not care about. (What do I care if the tax office's database is down 4 
days out of 5?)


> Anyway, my original comment was simply, "That's *ancient*."  Nothing 
> more, nothing less.  smtp, pop3 and mbox haven't changed in a *long* 
> time, so there's no *need* to upgrade as long as your boot disk keeps 
> functioning.

Exactly. So I fail to understand your surprise that I haven't upgraded, 
or the tone of reproach ("That's only valid if...") in your text.

I wish a lot more tools would be rock solid stable, and a lot less 
change for the sake of change. (KDE, I'm talkin' to *you*.)



--
Steven