I hate to rain on anyone's parade, but all the posts notwithstanding, the
problem here isn't failure, but the fear that it might actually succeed.
If the project is as doomed to failure as many have been saying, then so
what! Let it fail. It might be a difficult time and a humbling experience
for some, but in the end the original system will be vindicated. However, I
suspect that the real concern is that it might actually work. Maybe not as
well ... maybe without all the bells and whistles, but in the end if it does
tha job, then management will have been vindicated in the decision.
Doom and gloom is not a way to convince management of the proper course. If
the project can succeed, then you'd better get on board now, because the
train is leaving the station. If the project is doomed to fail, then that
will also be apparent soon enough.
1) if by going unsupported - you lose the ability to apply fixes to
software that might have otherwise fixable security holes - are you
therefore in violation of HIPAA? S-OX? or, if you have government or
military contracts, in criminal violation of government-mandated data
privacy protection laws?
What does this even mean? How would you define a "fixable security hole"?
Does this mean I only have to have support for RACF (or pick your favorite)?
2) or at the very least - is leaving yourself vulnerable to un-repairable
software grounds for a share-holder (taxpayer in this case) lawsuit?
Not likely. Since the only way for problems to surface is if you make
changes, or exploit new features, then by definition you won't have
unreparable software if everything is frozen. In the event that something
did happen, its already been pointed out that help can be obtained for a
fee. (Of course, none of this is applicable if "out of support" goes on for
prolonged periods).
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