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What Happens To Code From Failed Projects? 225

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 06, 2008 @11:21AM from the great-compiler-in-the-sky dept.

Idzuna writes "With the somewhat recent announcement of Tabula Rasa shutting down, I have been thinking about what will happen to the Server/Client code. Does it get used as a guide for other projects? Does it get destroyed? Or does it just sit there on a hard drive somewhere in storage? The same question applies to many other failed creations. I know the likelihood of the code being distributed freely is next to nil, as most companies probably recycle code. If a vulnerability was found in old code, it could be applied to other products that the company has released. But wouldn't it help development of different projects if such a resource was available?"

Comment Re:Vote #33 here, and still no vote for 'A Necessi (Score 1, Insightful) 423

by Wister285 on Sunday September 14, 2008 @09:43AM (#24997839) Attached to: DRM Is

It is a reasonable idea because it is an attempt of individuals and organizations to prevent the rampant piracy of their property that takes place on the internet. Do they not have the right to try to protect what is theirs as defined by the law?

It is poorly implemented because we either don't have the technology yet to do it right or we don't know how to make use of the resources that we currently have. I think DRM can be done right to satisfy both the users and the owners, but we just aren't there yet.

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