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From: Dave Froble <davef@tsoft-inc.com>
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Subject: Re: BridgeWorks
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:47:30 -0400
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On 7/24/2024 10:57 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 7/24/2024 7:40 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:00:55 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>> So hire somebody who is in that business.
>
> That doesn't change the fundamental problem - they would still
> be in the software library business - they just change from
> paying monthly salaries for a fixed number of employees to
> an hourly rate for a variable number of hours.
>
> Arne
>

Regardless of what they do, they are still in the software business.  If you're 
using it, you're paying for it, one way or another.

People can be so blind ...

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