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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: BridgeWorks
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 21:34:09 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 21 Jul 2024 09:31:20 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

> On 7/20/2024 11:31 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 20 Jul 2024 16:58:09 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>
>>> Interesting. I wonder if it is a retro thing or there are still VB6
>>> applications out there that need to be maintained.
>> 
>> Would you entrust mission-critical business functions to obsolete,
>> unsupported software?
> 
> Doesn't matter what I like or don't like.
> 
> Fact is a lot of EOL stuff is used out in the real world.

It is also a fact that the real world tends not to be kind to a business 
that is just one crash away from bankruptcy.