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It was a data update that triggered a software bug. It was not a software update. I don't think it's reasonable to make data updates illegal.
by travoc 2y ago
It was a data update that triggered a software bug. It was not a software update. I don't think it's reasonable to make data updates illegal.
- CoastalCoder 2y agoI'm a general purpose computer, the distinction between software and data can be pretty fuzzy.
- fire_lake 2y agoCode is data and data is code
- surfingdino 2y agoUnless you use PIC controllers with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_architecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_architecture
- duped 2y agoThis distinction is meaningless at best and harmful at worst. If a code path isn't followed until a config file updates, that is practically the same thing as the code path being introduced by the update.