Subj : Old DOS BBS Programs
To   : the doctor
From : DaiTengu
Date : Wed Jun 15 2022 08:14:44

  Re: Old DOS BBS Programs
  By: the doctor to NIGHTFOX on Wed Jun 15 2022 12:11 pm

 TD> Oh no, not the MajorBBS weenies again! (: (:

 TD> I tried to help them, but they are beyond all help.

 TD> "THIS STUFF IS WORTH SOMETHING! YOU'RE STEALING!"

 TD> Feh.

 eh?  what does this have to do with the price of tea in China?

All I said is that "abandonware" should it suddenly not become "abandoned", could land end-users in legal trouble.  The chances are slim, but not zero (and I don't know of a case where it's actually happened).

If I was to advocate for anything, it'd be a much shorter duration for the expiration of software copyrights than the current "author's life + 70 years" 

DaiTengu

.... I can't promise anything but I can promise 100%.

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