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SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’m not an IT expert, so I don’t know how feasible this is, but they should have at least two branches of updates. One that is strictly security and the other that are all the bells and whistles. I would love to stick with an old os if it’s not vulnerable to the outside world.

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andrewth09@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It’s called a LTS (Long Term Support) builds versus the current build. There is even sometimes ELTS (Extended Long Term Support)

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xthexder@l.sw0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It doesn’t need security updates if it doesn’t connect to the Internet, and most of these things really shouldn’t need to anyway.

I just recently returned some smart outlets that would only work with my local Home Assistant if my Internet was up, because it all went through some cloud server. Now I’m using a combination of Zigbee and Z-Wave devices, which all connect to a local hub I have on battery backup. Now everything keeps working even if my power and Internet go out.

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