How would this impact software that is licensed on a subscription basis? What if some functionality in the application requires a server component. Is the vendor required to provide that server component forever? Or is the vendor prohibited from building applications that have a server component?
I have a deep suspicion of government regulation of business arrangements like this. James > On Aug 3, 2024, at 5:47 AM, David Mason <dma...@torontomu.ca> wrote: > > There is currently a citizen initiative to get a law in place that makers of > software must not make the software become unusable after they end support. > > While this is directly about games, it has implications for things like cars, > tractors, medical devices, and anything that has a significant software > component. > > I encourage my EU friends and colleagues to consider signing and explaining > to their friends why it's important for them to sign even if they don't play > games. > > Here's a video that explains it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI > > Here's tha petition: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ > > Sorry this is a bit off-topic, but I think it's important to the entire > software industry. > > ../Dave
