[Info-vax] BridgeWorks

[Arne Vajhøj]

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.
> 
> If they were open-source, at least someone else could take over
> development/maintenance after the original creators have gone bust/given
> up.

In theory yes.

But most companies has no interest in going into the
software library business. They switch to a technology
where they don't have to take on library maintenance
themselves.

Arne