Legally, no. Copyright still applies to abandonware. Whatever the way forward is, we can’t use WO code.
- hugi > On 12. maí 2016, at 16:21, Jean Pierre Malrieu <[email protected]> wrote: > > Apple will probably never open source WO. > But does the fact that WO is officially « AbandonWare » have consequences for > the TB initiative? > > JPM > >> Le 3 mai 2016 à 19:13, Hugi Thordarson <[email protected]> a écrit : >> >> I think it’s good news—at least much better than the >> kind-of-certain-but-not-really uncertainty we’ve had for the past decade or >> so. >> >> And I don’t think we should be holding our breath waiting for Apple to open >> source WO. As awesome as that would be, though :). >> >> - hugi >> >> >> >>> On 3. maí 2016, at 16:47, Flavio Donadio <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hugi, >>> >>> >>> That’s bad news, but it’s exactly what we expected, in a certain way. The >>> silence and lack of updates for such a long time were telling us the truth, >>> although we wouldn’t accept it — there had to be a final word, straight >>> from the horse’s mouth! I guess we have it now. >>> >>> So, they say WO is dead. We say “long live, WO!" >>> >>> We should move on to the next step: nagging Apple to release WO/EOF as open >>> source software! ;-) >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Flavio >>> >>> >>>> On 03/05/2016, at 12:19, Hugi Thordarson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all. >>>> >>>> We probably all know that WO's been practically dead to Apple for a long >>>> time, but unfortunately Apple has refused to state so officially (at least >>>> I don't recall there being an official statement). >>>> >>>> Anyhow… In the past years I've regularly sent letters to Tim Cook, asking >>>> about the state of WO (being the naggy guy I am) and recently, I was >>>> contacted by Apple executive relations regarding my questions. The guy I >>>> spoke to called a couple of times, at first, he had absolutely no idea >>>> what WO was but the second time he called, he had obtained information and >>>> had a clear statement: "WebObjects is a discontinued product and will >>>> never be upgraded". >>>> >>>> I know this information is extremely redundant, but I still wanted to tell >>>> you since it was something of a relief. Felt a little like the police >>>> calling you to let you know that they'd found the remains of your friend >>>> that's been missing for 15 years and finally declared him dead. >>>> >>>> But of course, this changes nothing; WO is still better than ever. We just >>>> need to continue to distance Wonder from WO and move forward. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> - hugi >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/flavio%40donadio.com.br >>>> >>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/jp.malrieu%40free.fr >> >> This email sent to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/hugi%40karlmenn.is > > This email sent to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
