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[-] dan@upvote.au 74 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Keep in mind that software doesn't have an expiry date. If a piece of software is unmaintained and doesn't have an active fork but it still fulfills your use case and doesn't have any major issues, there's no need to replace it. Some of the software I use hasn't seen any updates in five years but I still use it because it still works.

Edit: As an example, a lot of people still use WinDirStat even though the latest release 1.1.2 is now 17 years old.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Desktop - Linux - Yes, likely. If not, here's a flatpak
Desktop - Windows - Maybe it still runs in a compatibility mode?
Desktop - iMac - Here's an emulator, good luck.

Mobile - PostMarketOS - Yes, likely. If not, here's a flatpak
Mobile - Android - Maybe? Try it and see if you get permission denial
Mobile - iPhone - Fuck you, no.

[-] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 4 points 9 months ago

Wait, flatpak works on PostMarketOS?

[-] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Yep! It's the default on things like phosh and gnome mobile for packaging apps

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