On 24 January 2017 at 21:33, Per Inge Oestmoen <pioe@coldsiberia.org> wrote:
Richard Brown wrote:
Keeping with openSUSE 13.2 when it is unmaintained and vulnerable is senseless.
If the system works and is fully functional, why not?
Look at how many issues we fix due to security issues: https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/ Then consider that in addition to that we regularly fix things that are not security relevant, but are important issues for users. It's probably also worth accepting that sometimes we fix security issues by accident while fixing those non-security issues. All of that. All of the security issues, all of the non security issues, has now ceased for 13.2
It may be advisable to refrain from connecting to the internet if security issues are serious and cannot realistically be counteracted effectively with that software, but that is entirely another topic. Let the proprietary software manufacturers try to force their subscription schemes and cloud computing on us, we should be thankful for representing an alternative.
You wrote your email from a machine claiming to be a Macbook Pro running Firefox 42.0 on OS X 10.6 If this is true, your operating system is out of support and has been for almost 3 years Your browser is out of support and you should really consider upgrading to Firefox 59 or Firefox ESR 52.x This isn't a proprietary vs open source thing. Both development models rely on developers to keep on securing systems against the threats that are out there. Without those developers constantly and vigilantly patching out security vulnerabilities, every user of that software is at risk. openSUSE 13.2 no longer has anyone looking into it's packages. It is no longer providing security updates. Any user still using openSUSE 13.2 is at an increased risk of immeasurable security issues. Of course there is nothing I can do to compel someone to take my advice, but anyone who ignores it should do so with a fair understanding of the risks they are taking. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org