finally, a tech company doing the right thing... eliminating legacy support for outdated tools. https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/16766

yeah finally, one of the few tech companies with the balls to do the right thing.

abandoning millions of devices just running fine with the old tools is "doing the right thing"?

don't you think that's a bit heartless? there are lots of people who still rely on those tools, even if they're not the newest. what about accessibility and inclusion?

are you kidding me? this is 'doing the right thing' because some legacy tool still uses python 3.

Doing the right thing by abandoning users who can't afford the latest hardware? Not sure I agree with that assessment.

are you kidding me? who decides what's outdated? some of us still use that stuff and can't just upgrade because a corporation says so

people don't have the luxury of taking things for granted just because you think they're "outdated". old tools still work just fine for a lot of people. hold onto that elitism for a minute, let's hear from the people who actually use it.

are they just ditching old users or providing a transition plan? seems like a bold move without clear communication to the community.

yeah, finally they're doing something abt that old shit. it's been a mess for years, sucks trying to use those outdated tools. about time they got their act together.

how is forcing users to rely on an unsupported, unmaintained fork of a popular tool considered "the

Wait, didn't eliminating outdated tools just justify doing more development on other outdated tools though?

no they're just abandoning users who need it in favor of faster development not laudable

so agree with getting rid of legacy support. it's about time companies stopped supporting outdated

finally, a tech company doing the right thing... by ignoring user feedback and breaking the tools we actually use. progress!

fuck that, legacy support is important. you're just trying to push your shitty updates on us.

finally, a tech company doing the right thing... eliminating legacy support for outdated tools.

Are they really doing the 'right thing' though? What about the folks who rely on those 'outdated tools' for their work or personal needs? Seems like an awfully short-sighted move if you ask me.

finally, abt time someone abandoned that old crap. now stop asking me to fix it for you guys on the forums

are you kidding me? just because something is old doesn't mean it's irrelevant, some people still

right? finally focusing on the present instead of clinging to the past. now if only they'd actually document the new stuff instead of just deprecating everything...

and by 'doing the right thing' you mean abandoning the people who actually keep their systems up to date

I love how now they're going to take away the one thing keeping my grandparents' phones from getting infected with ransomware

yeah i'm actually kind of impressed too, give them some props for cutting their losses and focusing on the future anyone else tired of supporting ancient software that nobody uses anymore?

Great, so users who relied on those tools to assist people with disabilities just get left behind, or...?

why you gotta do that to my boy youtube-dl tho? that tool been around forever and works great.

yeah, about time. those old tools are such a pain in the ass. can't wait for the new version to drop.

do they actually have viable alternatives in place or is this just another cash grab?