I believe patches need a little time to be tested. I think it makes it easier for IT departments to get some sort of coherent schedule on patching machines. It also helps give some for some sort of press to critical patches. It would be hard for the average Tech to keep up with a slew of patches at anytime. But, as the article points out, there are big problems with the once a month system.
I see your point. You are right. I have often dug around in old forums looking for a computer or automotive solution. There is a lot of valuable information to be gleaned in the mass of abandoned posts. But there is so much of it. How many blind alleys have you gone down before finding the information you wanted? At least with expiration there would be more of an incentive to distill the valuable tidbits, condense them into a useable form, and archive for posterity. Why aren't there more comprehensive wikis on car models? I suspect, because there too many half-baked forums with ancient posts waiting to be uncovered.
How hard would it be to put an expiration date on files? Say one or two years, and the file is deleted. There would also be archive files that would never delete. The original creator would decide on whether the file, or post, was archive or expiration.
How many things have you posted online that really need to be here in two years?
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I believe patches need a little time to be tested. I think it makes it easier for IT departments to get some sort of coherent schedule on patching machines. It also helps give some for some sort of press to critical patches. It would be hard for the average Tech to keep up with a slew of patches at anytime. But, as the article points out, there are big problems with the once a month system.
I see your point. You are right. I have often dug around in old forums looking for a computer or automotive solution. There is a lot of valuable information to be gleaned in the mass of abandoned posts. But there is so much of it. How many blind alleys have you gone down before finding the information you wanted? At least with expiration there would be more of an incentive to distill the valuable tidbits, condense them into a useable form, and archive for posterity. Why aren't there more comprehensive wikis on car models? I suspect, because there too many half-baked forums with ancient posts waiting to be uncovered.
How hard would it be to put an expiration date on files? Say one or two years, and the file is deleted. There would also be archive files that would never delete. The original creator would decide on whether the file, or post, was archive or expiration. How many things have you posted online that really need to be here in two years?