From: Chris Robinson 

that's a bloody good point - never really thought of that.  How cool would it be
if a law like that existed that either made companies provide these patches
or alternatively turn the product over to the public domain (could you
imagine NT4 as "freeware" :oP).

Chris.

"Geo." wrote:

> I believe the responsibility period for software should be equal to the time
> it's covered by copyright. If it's illegal for anyone to reverse engineer
> security and encryption then the copyright holder should be held responsible
> for making sure security patches are provided. Fair is fair, copyright
> holders can't make it illegal for others to patch it and then claim they
> aren't responsible for patching it either.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Antti Kurenniemi" 
wrote in message
> news:3e897845$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Hehe, I would like that too. But you know as well as I do that it isn't
> > really possible, at least not now. Maybe if this sort of law was passed,
> the
> > software companies would have to take it into consideration when they
> design
> > new products, that they may have to support (provide patches, whatever)
> them
> > X years from now. Maybe it would be doable if it was a design factor...?
> >
> >
> > Antti Kurenniemi
> > (or maybe just lower the time one is responsible for ones kids to say, 6
> > years? "Son, get yer fingers outta that jam jar or out the
door you go!"
> > )
> >
> > "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3e88cbbc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > I don't think providing security patches should be considered
> > > "support". I think it should be considered a legal
responsibility
> > > like when you have kids you have a responsibility for 18 years..
> > >
> > > Geo.
> > >
> > > "Antti Kurenniemi"
 wrote in message
> > > news:3e882a6f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > There's also the fact that a company who is in the business
> > > > of making money really can't support and old product endlessly.
> > > > We too are using a few NT4 servers, and would like to extend
> > > > their lives indefinetly (they're rock solid), but I do understand
> > > > that it had to end some day. Didn't they already extend the
> > > > deadline a couple of times?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Antti Kurenniemi
> > > > (Liked NT4, Like W2k)
> >
> >

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