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IIRC, the argument from the developers on OpenBSD misc mailing lists is that developing on 30 year museum pieces gives them perspective on the difference between right and wrong. It exposes them to more "stuff" than if it were the other way around.



A finite number of such museum pieces are necessary, and a 386 from 1992 provides little insight.




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