> Am 23.02.2025 um 04:39 schrieb ToddAndMargo via users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > Hi All, > > I just visited a customer I had designed a Fedora 30 server. > That makes the computer eleven years old! We release twice a year, so it is about 5 or 6 years old. I see no reason why you should take the hassle to buy him a new computer. Maybe it is a good idea to install a second disk in a RAID 1 configuration. > > I do not dare upgrade or even install updates it as the > point-of-sale software he is running a YUGE nasty K-L-U-G-E. > > The server is works well still. > > He does not want to go with a new software vendor that > has good support. He will only do it when thing come > down around his ears. I can very well understand that and probably would do the same. If the server has no connection to the public internet, you may even let it as it is, as long as everything works as expected. Question is, whether the software works with the newer system software. Depends of the language that software is written and the requirements (updating may be „difficult“ with e.g. php, python or Ruby) — Peter Boy https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pboy PBoy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Timezone: CET (UTC+1) / CEST (UTC+2) Fedora Server Edition Working Group member Fedora Docs team contributor and board member Java developer and enthusiast -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
