@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • 11 months agoabandonware empiresmander.xyzimagemessage-square156fedilinkarrow-up11.76Karrow-down114cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.74Karrow-down1imageabandonware empiresmander.xyz@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • 11 months agomessage-square156fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareVeraxuslinkfedilink1•edit-211 months agoThat sort of thing already happens in the enterprise world. If it gets maintained because a customer wants to pay for that entirely, it happens. But if they abandon it, even unintentionally, then it needs to become public domain.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoI think you missed my point. I’m saying that you can’t legislate that abandoned software must become public domain. If you asked a company whether it was abandoned they would just say yes it’s still supported, with a completely impractical price tag for support.
That sort of thing already happens in the enterprise world. If it gets maintained because a customer wants to pay for that entirely, it happens.
But if they abandon it, even unintentionally, then it needs to become public domain.
I think you missed my point.
I’m saying that you can’t legislate that abandoned software must become public domain. If you asked a company whether it was abandoned they would just say yes it’s still supported, with a completely impractical price tag for support.