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   Kurt Weiske to August Abolins   
   Re: Windows 11   
   08 Sep 21 06:46:00   
   
   TZUTC: -0700   
   MSGID: 2149.windows@1:218/700 259e0692   
   REPLY: 1:396/45.29@fidonet f43f227b   
   PID: Synchronet 3.19a-Win32 master/b81540481 May 18 2021 MSC 1928   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 master/b81540481 May 18 2021 MSC 1928   
   BBSID: REALITY   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   -=> August Abolins wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-   
      
    AA>> And.. if you're just running a bbs and old DOS apps, why   
    AA>> would "supported through 2025" even matter?  Lack of   
    AA>> win10 support shouldn't affect your bbs, right?   
      
    KW> More concerned about security patches for the OS than   
    KW> compatibility with my apps and the OS - as long as it runs   
    KW> the BBS.   
      
    AA> I suppose if you're also using the Win10 machine for the BBS as   
    AA> well as for internet-things then the security patches migh   
    AA> matter.   
      
   My BBS is connected to the internet but all open ports run through the    
   Synchronet app. As long as it's safe, I should be safe.   
      
    KW> I have a Proxmox server with support for LXC and Linux   
    KW> VMs, a VM running Kubernetes, a Raspberry Pi and a VPS. I   
    KW> should be able to find a non-windows host somewhere in   
    KW> that mix when I choose to move.   :)   
      
    AA> Kubernetes intrigues me. I'd love to see how it's actually   
    AA> used. Just reading about it gives me a headache. I don't   
    AA> understand how it works or why it is needed.   
      
   It's a way to run a virtual app instead of having to run a whole virtual OS    
   to run an app.   
      
      
   ... Abandon desire   
   --- MultiMail/DOS v0.52   
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