point taken, a lot of software in the pre internet era could be considered completed - on the other hand there's always still going to be issues, so you could a

point taken, a lot of software in the pre internet era could be considered completed - on the other hand there's always still going to be issues, so you could also claim that these projects are just abandoned. In general I think software is more like a house than an art piece - it keeps adapting as long as people use it.