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jussaskin on June 24, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Does Software Rot?

Less so, I agree. But give it time - older VM image and container formats will probably rot as well.

smilekzs on June 24, 2016 | [–]

VM formats are easier to migrate than the actual software they run.

On the other hand this is a valid concern for containers.

specialist on June 25, 2016 | [–]

Extending the digital entropy analogy: decay rate, half-lives.

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