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minus-square@GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoDoes this matter in a meaningful way? I mean, isn’t the kernel itself extremely stable and compatible anyway? Upgrading to a new version every two years doesn’t seem that onerous, but then again I’m not ruining specialty hardware, so I don’t know.
minus-square@serratur@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoMatters for servers, but if companies doesn’t want to transistion they can just pay for extended support from some other company I guess.
Does this matter in a meaningful way? I mean, isn’t the kernel itself extremely stable and compatible anyway? Upgrading to a new version every two years doesn’t seem that onerous, but then again I’m not ruining specialty hardware, so I don’t know.
Matters for servers, but if companies doesn’t want to transistion they can just pay for extended support from some other company I guess.