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Copyright protection lasts 70 years so in 70 years we'll have VMs running today's software for free. It's going to be exciting times for my great-grandchildren.
by amirhirsch 5y ago
Copyright protection lasts 70 years so in 70 years we'll have VMs running today's software for free. It's going to be exciting times for my great-grandchildren. Imagine how much better the 22nd century will be from that network effect.
- vkou 5y agoIt won't, because the limiting factor of what makes a century good is unlikely to be based on the quality of its professional tooling. Tooling is pretty universally in a 'good enough' state. Also, you could pirate and run 90s software today if you wanted to. Almost nobody does (And it's not because nobody pirates software...)