[Info-vax] VAX VMS going forward

[John Dallman]

In article <b12d3e1a-8a62-4ffa-a866-44cc21a54cdeo at googlegroups.com>,
dgsoftnz at gmail.com (David Goodwin) wrote:

> Yep, and I really wish that wasn't the case. I very much wish 
> companies would just release the source for discontinued products 
> instead of lock them away where they can benefit no one until the 
> copyrights eventually expire in a century or so.

Those discontinued products often contain intellectual property that's
still meaningful. Showing that they don't is very expensive in code
review and legal time. 

John