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I mean, does it matter? Some code needs to be maintained, some really doesn't. A launcher, once it's built it keeps working. I'm still using lawnchair 1, won't update to 2 because it's missing features I need. Been using it since before 2 was released, at some point things are just done and that's a good thing.
Some stuff like gesture support may depend on the android version, so that might break over time.
Doesn't it need some sort of security update ? Sorry, I dont know anything about IT
Depends on the project, something like the linux kernel? all the damn time, something like a launcher tho is already in googles aggressively sandboxes environment, so can't fuck up too much even if it tried