Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain

From	John Gordon <gordon@panix.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain
Date	2017-11-30 17:17 +0000
Organization	PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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References	<5414fb2b-0598-4ff2-9bf2-c0cdc704686d@googlegroups.com>

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In <5414fb2b-0598-4ff2-9bf2-c0cdc704686d@googlegroups.com> "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> writes:

> As the years go by and more and more previously commercial (and even
> open source) software makes the move into abandonware, where the original
> copyright and/or patent holder is no longer maintaining or developing the
> software ... my view is it should move into the area of the public domain,

How do you define abandonware?  If a program was released some years ago
and has received no updates, but continues to work perfectly well for its
original intended purpose, is it abandonware?

And even if it doesn't work perfectly well, why should the author be
obligated to provide ongoing maintenance?  Comparable works (books, etc.)
do not have this restriction.

-- 
John Gordon                   A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs
gordon@panix.com              B is for Basil, assaulted by bears
                                -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies"

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Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-11-30 06:21 -0800
  Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-11-30 14:59 +0000
    Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-11-30 07:02 -0800
  Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2017-11-30 17:17 +0000
    Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-11-30 09:29 -0800
    Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-11-30 09:39 -0800
      Your C Question (Was: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2017-11-30 18:37 +0000
        Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-11-30 10:50 -0800
          Abandonware should fall back into the public domain Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2017-11-30 12:16 -0800
      Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2017-11-30 14:27 -0800
        Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2017-11-30 14:35 -0800
          Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2017-11-30 15:37 -0800
            Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2017-11-30 15:59 -0800
              Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain Manfred <noname@invalid.add> - 2017-12-02 17:31 +0100
                Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain mcheung63@gmail.com - 2017-12-08 23:20 -0800
                Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2017-12-09 02:55 -0800
  Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2017-11-30 22:33 -0500
    Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-12-01 05:12 -0800
      Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2017-12-01 13:37 -0600
        Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2017-12-01 12:00 -0800
          Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2017-12-01 12:37 -0800
          Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain gordonb.yc2sy@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2017-12-02 01:55 -0600
  Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2017-12-01 12:42 -0800
  Re: Abandonware should fall back into the public domain "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2017-12-02 22:33 +0800

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