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simonbarker87 ◴[] No.42731871[source]
Excellent bit of pragmatism and as a user of this service I’m happy with the trade off.

People wondering why it’s not a simple switch and “there must be something else going on here” have clearly never worked with layers of legacy systems where the data actually matters. Sure it’s fixable and it’s a shame it hasn’t been but don’t assume there aren’t very good reasons why it’s not a quick fix.

The gov.uk team have moved mountains over the past decade, members of it have earned the right to be believed when they say “it’s not simple”.

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NVHacker[dead post] ◴[] No.42731952[source]
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1. MadnessASAP ◴[] No.42732265[source]
> Having legacy data and systems for a few years is a challenge. Still having them after decades is government.

FTFY