FYI, in English the phrase "since years" is grammatically incorrect and sounds unnatural to a native speaker's ears. The correct phrase would be "I've been using that setup for years."
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Oh TYVM. Native french speaker here so it'd be the literal translation of: "depuis des années".
Weird thing is I'm pretty sure I've read it written like that... for years ; )
I can't stand l33tspeak but in this case I think the kids can stay on the lawn.
I only mentioned it because I used to think correcting people's English was rude, until I had a long work engagement with a French guy whose English was pretty good but not quite native. He insisted that I correct his written English if I saw a mistake (i.e. in documentation, proposals, etc.), otherwise he wouldn't learn where it was wrong and how to improve it.
It makes me think of another similar one: I've noticed that British English speakers will say e.g. "the new iPhone will be available from September 20th"
To my ears that sounds like it's missing an “onwards” after it (or “starting September 20th” would sound even more natural).
(Also I just noticed the extra “it” in my previous comment, oops).