Some words from Tim's wife bonnie:
I don't have any install files...nothing on the product. I only got involved with filling orders but I can no longer access any of Tim's files. I don't have his passwords and none of the companies, AOL, Google, Microsoft, etc. would give me access even though it was in his Will that I have access. Our attorney would have taken up the case but it was going to cost more than the family wanted to spend. Apparently with these companies you have to set up Beneficiary info in your profile. Wills mean nothing. So... I don't think that we can get some many people for a crow-founding that we collect enough money to pay the attorney.... Sadly.... Bye, Michael Rühmkorffstraße 5 30163 Hannover Telefon: +49 511 330 998 23 Fax: +49 511 330 998 65 [email protected] https://set.de Hinweise zum Datenschutz: https://set.de/datenschutz Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Hannover HRB 52778 Geschäftsführer: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Baum, Dr.-Ing. Arthur Brack -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Im Auftrag von Farley, Peter Gesendet: Freitag, 4. November 2022 20:12 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: SPF/SE is available for free I agree with Jay that it still may be possible to recover the source IF the files still exist. I know it probably is possible to set up PW protected or encrypted files to "self-destruct" or somehow lock permanently (I assume any agency or company who are serious about secrecy all have access to some capability like that), but is such a seriously advanced capability really available to "ordinary" folk like the SPF developer? Even assuming the answer to that question is "yes", it would be worth asking if a certified "white hat" hacker or company had the capability to unlock such files anyway. Obviously it depends entirely on what the "locking" mechanism really was and how permanent the "self-destruct" status is, but I tend to think that someone with the necessary credentials could possibly resolve this unfortunate situation. Money would be the first issue of course since no one who does such work normally does it gratis, but among those who are real fans of the software I am sure some way could be found to fund such an effort, via crowd site or more private means. Any such effort would require his widow's cooperation and official written approval of course, but it sounds to me like that would not be an issue. Another question to ask is if any version of the source was escrowed with a law firm or other "rights protecting" organization in order to make a sale to a large company? Many software developers and companies have had to do that to protect the rights of large user organizations. Such a situation might provide (with cooperation from the beneficiary(ies) of the escrow) access to some version of the original code, though getting it released in the open might take lawyers and/or court actions. Just a couple of thoughts for consideration. Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Michael Knigge Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 5:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: AW: SPF/SE is available for free Jay, I've got the following information..... <quote> Hello Michael. I contacted his wife and she told me that Tim’s SPF s/w is “gone forever”. Apparently he PW protected it and when she tried to break the PW, it self destructed. In any case, according to her, there is no hope for any data recovery. Very disappointing. </quote> Sorry.... Michael Mit freundlichen Grüßen Michael Knigge Software Engineer <Snipped> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Im Auftrag von Jay Maynard Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. November 2022 20:23 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: SPF/SE is available for free Hm. According to the README on the Github site, the source code was stored encrypted...are the encrypted files still in existence? Perhaps they can be obtained and decrypted. It's a long shot, to be sure, but definitely worth a try. On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 9:22 AM Michael Knigge <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI: > > I guess some of you guys use SPF/SE (SPF SourceEdit) from Command > Technology. The editor was developed by Tim Tetivia, who unfortunately > died in 2022 as a result of a corona infection. With some research and > help from other SPF users (namely Peter aka Verizon), it was possible > to contact Tim's wife Bonnie. 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