Sujet : Re: BridgeWorks
De : davef (at) *nospam* tsoft-inc.com (Dave Froble)
Groupes : comp.os.vmsDate : 26. Jul 2024, 02:47:30
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On 7/24/2024 10:57 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
On 7/24/2024 7:40 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:00:55 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
On 7/23/2024 9:59 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:16:40 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
If you look at third party COM components used by VB6 and VBS back in
the late 90's and early 00's, then most of it are gone.
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If they were open-source, at least someone else could take over
development/maintenance after the original creators have gone
bust/given up.
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In theory yes.
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But most companies has no interest in going into the software library
business.
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So hire somebody who is in that business.
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That doesn't change the fundamental problem - they would still
be in the software library business - they just change from
paying monthly salaries for a fixed number of employees to
an hourly rate for a variable number of hours.
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Arne
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Regardless of what they do, they are still in the software business. If you're using it, you're paying for it, one way or another.
People can be so blind ...
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