[Info-vax] Looking to find a way to pull all the Open Source / Freeware folks together

[Arne Vajhøj]

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> Rob wrote:
>> The problem isn't a technical one anyway. It's getting authors to look
>> after their software and respond to problems. I now have 5 pieces of
>> VMS OpenSource software that I can no longer run and get practically
>> no response from the authors on. Not a good advert for our cause.
> 
> Why do you assume that authors of freeware should assume responsibility 
> for anything?  It was free!  If it's worth no more than it cost, just 
> drop it in the trash and get on with your life!
> 
> If you want support, it's customary to pay for it.  If you can't reach 
> an agreement with the author and can't fix it yourself then you need to
> whip out your checkbook and buy something that is supported.

 From that side.

But on the other side if you are the maintainer of some open
source and you do no longer have time to maintain it (it happen - job,
family, house etc.), then you should try to find someone that do
have time and hand it over.

Arne