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SUBSIM: The Web's #1 resource for all submarine & naval simulations since 1997
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SUBSIM: The Web's #1 resource for all submarine & naval simulations since 1997 |
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08-08-10, 11:15 PM
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Soundman
 Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 144
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Why is Abandonware not allowed? It is, after all, by definition, software where the copyright has expired, and is totally legal in all sectors, except in countries where political censorship occurs... and then it's not a copyright issue....
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08-09-10, 07:49 AM
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Navy Seal
 Join Date: Mar 2000
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08-09-10, 09:24 AM
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Eternal Patrol
 Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: High in the mountains of Utah
Posts: 50,369
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When I was a teenager it was the '60s and long hair was just becoming the big thing. I wanted to grow my hair out, and my dad said "No". When I wanted to argue, he gave me a list of reasons. When I wanted to argue with those, he went for the bottom line: "My house, my rules".
When this Abandonware discussion comes up, I usually waste a lot of time and energy trying to explain Subsim's standing and reputation in the gaming industry, and trying to make the questioner understand what and why. But the bottom line is: Quote:
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08-09-10, 09:00 AM
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Lucky Jack
 Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Finland
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08-09-10, 09:05 AM
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Navy Seal
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese.
Posts: 8,467
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Abandonware is not the same as freeware. Not untill the copyright expires, anyway.
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