you would design a yearly service contract into that software. that's the only thing that would keep it up in some condition. you know the "wise old wizard" in

you would design a yearly service contract into that software. that's the only thing that would keep it up in some condition. you know the "wise old wizard" in scifi/fantasy stories? that's the guy who's gonna be maintaining your software until he passes on the mantle to an apprentice when death is imminent. i like the idea of software as replacing a societal service so as long as that society survives in some form your software will survive as well(for eg our current banking systems are such software)