Isn't there a half way point to all this?
The software companies frequently claim they are selling the license-- not the software. Wouldn't it be possible for them to sell old licenses to the stuff, at a small cost? This would be in essense a kind of software version of syndication on TV. The creator would be rewarded (admittedly slightly) for their work, and would sidestep the whole abandoned issue. Admittedly, users would be "on their honor" not to abuse the perogative, but since the user is usually looking for these older apps out of nostalgia, they would most likely be inclined to thank the author.
Thoughts, anyone?
I worked in a shop which had had two different people responsible for the workstation names. One of them had used (professional sounding yet cool) pistol names. The other had used names of characters from the Green Acres TV show. It got, well, really odd. My boss had "Haney", which (AFAI can recall) was across the hall from "Mauser". I think we had one called "Glock" as well, which may still be next door to "Ziffle." Go figure.... Nick
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Isn't there a half way point to all this? The software companies frequently claim they are selling the license-- not the software. Wouldn't it be possible for them to sell old licenses to the stuff, at a small cost? This would be in essense a kind of software version of syndication on TV. The creator would be rewarded (admittedly slightly) for their work, and would sidestep the whole abandoned issue. Admittedly, users would be "on their honor" not to abuse the perogative, but since the user is usually looking for these older apps out of nostalgia, they would most likely be inclined to thank the author. Thoughts, anyone?
I worked in a shop which had had two different people responsible for the workstation names. One of them had used (professional sounding yet cool) pistol names. The other had used names of characters from the Green Acres TV show. It got, well, really odd. My boss had "Haney", which (AFAI can recall) was across the hall from "Mauser". I think we had one called "Glock" as well, which may still be next door to "Ziffle." Go figure.... Nick