19 Nov
2005
19 Nov
'05
21:20
Carl William Spitzer IV wrote:
It has been proposed that all corporate abandonware be made open source so that companies will either support or disclose. I like this concept as it would solve many problems by providing users or companies incentive to maintain good programs. Even on open source there is a process of natural selection for quality. IMHO it may be the purest form of capitolism in that no government or corporation can own it to the exclusion of all others and the innovations they bring to the table.
While it may have been proposed, it is still up to the author, whether they want to release it or not, as it should be. You cannot unilaterally take someone's work, "abandoned" or not and declare it open.