Re: WebDNA dying or ... ?

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62450
interpreted = N
texte = Another software company died some years back, and their users started sharing their serial numbers and other resources. It may have been illegal but who was going to stop them? Yet no matter what they did, it would never compensate for the fact that all the time they invested in learning and promoting the software would eventually be a total loss. Unsupported software and software that's at the end of its life with no future development is always a losing proposition ... :( On Jul 7, 2005, at 00:29, Dan Strong wrote: > If WebDNA died, would we still need to purchase a license to use it? > Would we be able to just run a copy willy-nilly and not expect support > for it? Well, I guess that it wouldn't matter because the software > wouldn't run without a valid serial number ... but if webDNA died then > the licenses would be worth much less, no? Just thinking out loud... > -Dan ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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Another software company died some years back, and their users started sharing their serial numbers and other resources. It may have been illegal but who was going to stop them? Yet no matter what they did, it would never compensate for the fact that all the time they invested in learning and promoting the software would eventually be a total loss. Unsupported software and software that's at the end of its life with no future development is always a losing proposition ... :( On Jul 7, 2005, at 00:29, Dan Strong wrote: > If WebDNA died, would we still need to purchase a license to use it? > Would we be able to just run a copy willy-nilly and not expect support > for it? Well, I guess that it wouldn't matter because the software > wouldn't run without a valid serial number ... but if webDNA died then > the licenses would be worth much less, no? Just thinking out loud... > -Dan ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Kenneth Grome

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