Timeline for When are legacy/unsupported systems still on-topic?
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| Apr 29, 2013 at 15:29 | answer | added | Pradyumna | timeline score: 0 | |
| Apr 24, 2013 at 22:20 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/ServerFault/status/327185259730964480 | ||
| Apr 20, 2013 at 1:11 | vote | accept | Deep Thought | ||
| Apr 20, 2013 at 1:10 | comment | added | Deep Thought | @ChrisS Good point. In some cases a note that the asker would likely be better served by a newer system would be warranted. | |
| Apr 19, 2013 at 20:32 | comment | added | mdpc | quick answer: they are always on-topic. However, there might not be any answers out there, so the question might languish. | |
| Apr 19, 2013 at 14:08 | answer | added | Ward - Trying CodidactMod | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 19, 2013 at 12:58 | comment | added | Chris S Mod | I have to take exception with your first bullet. I've found non-profits/"low budget" operations clinging to ancient hardware are usually ignoring Total Cost of Ownership. They shun away from even the smallest Capital Expenditure while wasting Operational Expenditures on slow systems; or even when those people aren't paid they marginalize their community contribution. This certainly isn't every case, but most I've encountered. Business have the saying "you have to spend money to make money"; non-profits need "you have to expend resource to help the community" and sometimes that's money. | |
| Apr 19, 2013 at 10:33 | answer | added | Jenny D | timeline score: 22 | |
| Apr 19, 2013 at 9:37 | comment | added | user9517 Mod | I don't think there can be any guidelines really. People should just ask questions and be prepared to be told and accept 'Nope you can't to that so don't waste any more time trying'. | |
| Apr 19, 2013 at 9:20 | history | asked | Deep Thought | CC BY-SA 3.0 |