I use bc all the time to do quick calculations. I never knew who the author was. I wonder how the software world will change as a generation of authors or maint

I use bc all the time to do quick calculations. I never knew who the author was. I wonder how the software world will change as a generation of authors or maintainers of everyday programs dies off. Not all software package maintainers/developers have planned how things will continue after their death. The U.S. Government could fund some work into this, seeing as how a lot of open-source software is essentially a public good.