Hi. I’m not the person you responded to, but up until about 8 months ago I was on Windows 7. You know how I didn’t deal with new updates and various things? By not having updated anything since about 2012. Maybe 2013? I legitimately have zero clue if I had firewall on or off for 10 years. I remember I had some issue in 2014. I remember turning it off, and that solved the issue. But I don’t remember, and also never cared, if I turned it back on.
You guys are SO worried you’ll get a virus. And update everything. Meanwhile the ONLY reason I started using linux is because I don’t like Windows 10. And firefox on Windows 7 finally got so out of date that websites refused to display things. Otherwise, I’d still be on Windows 7.
Point is, updates don’t matter. Security doesn’t matter. You can just tell your computer to never update anything, and it’ll be the same for a decade. You can live in your little bubble.
updates don’t matter. Security doesn’t matter. You can just tell your computer to never update anything, and it’ll be the same for a decade. You can live in your little bubble.
You are free to do what you want, but do not give out advice like this to others. Security issues pop up constantly and not updating leaves you vulnerable to them.
For the room: If you want to stay on your unpatched machine, don’t plug it into the internet. Otherwise, use an OS that is currently receiving security updates.
Hi. I’m not the person you responded to, but up until about 8 months ago I was on Windows 7. You know how I didn’t deal with new updates and various things? By not having updated anything since about 2012. Maybe 2013? I legitimately have zero clue if I had firewall on or off for 10 years. I remember I had some issue in 2014. I remember turning it off, and that solved the issue. But I don’t remember, and also never cared, if I turned it back on.
You guys are SO worried you’ll get a virus. And update everything. Meanwhile the ONLY reason I started using linux is because I don’t like Windows 10. And firefox on Windows 7 finally got so out of date that websites refused to display things. Otherwise, I’d still be on Windows 7.
Point is, updates don’t matter. Security doesn’t matter. You can just tell your computer to never update anything, and it’ll be the same for a decade. You can live in your little bubble.
There’s always one…
No, not downloading security updates doesn’t make you a badass.
You are free to do what you want, but do not give out advice like this to others. Security issues pop up constantly and not updating leaves you vulnerable to them.
For the room: If you want to stay on your unpatched machine, don’t plug it into the internet. Otherwise, use an OS that is currently receiving security updates.
I mean driving without your safety belt works great until something happens. Doesn’t make it a good idea.
Virgin security nerd vs chad botnet enjoyer