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Geek Culture / [LOCKED] sign the abandonware petition

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Posted: 20th Feb 2005 13:01
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sorry is this counts as "spam" but i really want large companies to realize what abandonware is and the benefits of turning software into it

so here it is http://abandonware.mivox.com/

argues i make:
well i am just a guy who likes to play around with old pc stuff but cant find or afford what some of the stuff sells for(on things like ebay since most of them are un opened makign the value soar to $500+ the original price)
and i am just a hobbiest at most thigns so i am not going to release amny big huge app that M$ could have made tons off of liscensing with

the onyl thing i think they should change in the abandonware liscense is that you can not use it for commercial use

quit hiting the computer; computers can only do what they are told so we must be telling them to do wrong things
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Mx5 kris
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Posted: 20th Feb 2005 13:05
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first thing: learn to spell

second: m$ does not sound cool, it is stupid

third: abandonware is not used or supported by the original owner I believe. That means anyone should beable to do what ever they want with it.

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Posted: 20th Feb 2005 13:10
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yea but microsoft hasnt declared any of its software abandonware that is the problem and why i posted
to get most of the software u have to rather pirate or buy it at out rageos prices on ebay because it has never been opened

btw I DO NOT MISSPELL, I MISTYPE

quit hiting the computer; computers can only do what they are told so we must be telling them to do wrong things
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Mx5 kris
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Posted: 20th Feb 2005 13:27
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do I care? oh, and to get most software, you have to have a job or some cash. If you cant get the software ($120-300 worth) then dont get it. if more then that, then dont get it. It is not essential most likely.
Quote: "most of the software u have to rather pirate or buy it"

how did you get your flash again?

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Jess T
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Posted: 20th Feb 2005 19:17
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I can see where this is heading.

Sorry guys,
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Jess.


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