Microsoft teases pay-to-patch plan for Windows Server 2025

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Redmond reckons $1.50/core/month hotpatch service is worth it to avoid eight Patch Tuesday scrambles each year

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superkret@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I mean, both Red Hat and Ubuntu already lock hot patching behind a paywall.
The only difference with Windows up to now was it didn’t support hot patching at all.

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- allywilson@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  kpatch (redhat) is in the kernel, it’s not behind a paywall.
  
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NuraShiny@hexbear.net ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Murder CEOs

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- ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I believe you meant to say redacted-1 redacted-2
  
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allywilson@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
The greed is insane

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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
This headline is misleading

It is only for hot patching. Updates are still free while the support window is open.

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- 0x01@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Not really misleading tbh, just because you don’t have to reboot the server to get your update doesn’t change the fact that it’s an update?
  
  Also per core? Jfc
  
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  - 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    FWIW windows server already is priced by the amount of cores you’ll use. Not saying that isn’t a bit silly, but it’s existing fuckery at least.
    
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  - possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Updates are free though
    
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ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
You will own nothing and be happy

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