[theWatcher37]

I’m so glad that backwards thinking concepts like this are dominant, otherwise we might actually have secure software!

Think about it, an open-source OS is choosing backwards compatibility over security. This would have caused quite the stir in the 90’s Linux community.

[_nalply]

Security is meaningless if your system doesn't work. Makes sense for me. Or your car is forbidden from starting after an upgrade because you might run over someone tonight. It's a trade-off.

[iforgotpassword]

They're choosing backwards compatibility over bad security (kill everything instead of reporting and fixing bugs). Applying duct tape everywhere instead of fixing things can hardly be desired.

And as a side note, backwards compatibility is what made windows succeed.

[matwood]

Do you want your system to kernel panic every time the security code gets a false positive about a problem? The security code is just as likely to have bugs as the software it is securing.