# Maintaining & Updating Software

DevFeed: [Maintaining & Updating Software](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/maintaining-updating-software-36874.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/maintaining-updating-software/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintenance.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintenance.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [openssl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssl.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [updating](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updating.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines why organizations delay software and operating-system updates, focusing on compatibility and training costs. It argues that security improvements can require major architectural and code changes, extensive testing and recertification, and costly long-term maintenance. It also discusses who should bear these costs and identifies the maintenance burden of open-source software as a broader security concern.

## Source excerpt

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