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7/6/2025, 9:44:38 AM
>>714655849
>they own the source code and haven't GPL'd it
>therefore they control it
They control the source code, not the product.
If they aren't selling it no more, they no longer control it.
This >>714655746 is wrong because this is exactly why software companies like Microsoft are so devout to pushing EOL awareness on their customers and why there's W11 ads everywhere.
The UK government (and lobbyist group Video Games Europe) even came out and said that under existing law, there is no obligation for companies to continue supporting software outside of EOL.
>they own the source code and haven't GPL'd it
>therefore they control it
They control the source code, not the product.
If they aren't selling it no more, they no longer control it.
This >>714655746 is wrong because this is exactly why software companies like Microsoft are so devout to pushing EOL awareness on their customers and why there's W11 ads everywhere.
The UK government (and lobbyist group Video Games Europe) even came out and said that under existing law, there is no obligation for companies to continue supporting software outside of EOL.
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