15 Feb
2021
15 Feb
'21
3:19 a.m.
On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 11:49:07PM +0100, Louigi Verona wrote:
Sure. But this is rare. And FLOSS absolutely
doesn't guarantee that
this will not be the case when software is abandoned. Sure, in theory
someone can pick it up.
That's an asymptotic difference.
If proprietary software gets truly abandoned without its source code
being released under a libre license, then that's an implacable barrier
to continued development. It's *impossible* to do it legally, no matter
how much will and skill is available.
If Free Software gets abandoned, then interested developers/packagers
can and sometimes do decide to maintain or extend it. Is this
guaranteed? No, of course not. But is it possible? Yes. And does it
happen? Yes, frequently.
As I say, an asymptotic difference.
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