In a bold display of creativity, Chris Jones wrote:
They have no obligation to do any such thing.
What, *legally* is what you're talking about? I have no idea what their
legal responsibilities are, but I would suggest that it makes good
business sense to support your clients and perform maintenance on your
products as needed. And in the specific case of Valve's library of
products, bear in mind that while you sneeringly point out that there's
no fee to run the game server products, those game server products being
run by the community are the lifeblood of Valve's software. What you're
basically saying is, "Hmmmm...as a server admin, Valve isn't charging me
to do them a favor." You're supporting and helping to create a market
for their software. I think it's reasonable to expect a little support
for that in return, and I think Valve's shown that they believe that as
well. They may seem a little slow-moving from time to time, but for the
most part, they do get the job done. And I think you'd find that they'd
argue against your rather inane points.
I think, perhaps, you're getting more caught up in arguing for
argument's sake than in reasoned discourse.
--
Eric (the Deacon remix)
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