ArchiMark - 2023-11-09 10:35 PM
funkykeys - 2023-11-09 7:22 PM
Thanks, guys! I believe that reply from Sarah is as official as it comes that bSquare no longer has any right, title or interest in the software their former company created.
Think you should reread Sarah's email.
She does NOT say that they no longer have any right, title, or interest in the old apps.
Sarah does say that no one that developed the apps is with the company anymore. That's a totally different statement.
Best,
Mark
Mark--you're missing the point.
Let's be logical here. I understand the apprehension of sharing codes to anyone's software, but what exactly is the fear here and is it logically warranted? This is where one should be more reasonable than literal.
BSQUARE gave me an official reply that
clearly stated the company no longer has anyone actively marketing or supporting their software that was made over 2 decades ago on a platform that is now officially 100% dead. No, she didn't say those exact words, but come on--what is anyone getting from
"I’m sad to report that these licenses are long gone from any archive we may have had, and nobody connected with those projects are still working at Bsquare." that in any way suggests they have even .000000000001% interest in this inquiry?
I'm a software developer of 25 years. Being overprotective of software piracy is important, but being overprotective when there's a clear data point that this is dead to them is ridiculous and unnecessary. And what exactly are they going to do--use their legal resources at $1,000 / hour and sue HPC Factor?
If someone has these codes, they should post them to the community so people can enjoy them. If I had them, I'd do the same.
I will call BSQUARE Monday and get this resolved if someone can please reply and let me know you have license codes, and if the titles are compatible with HPC 2000 ARM.
Thanks.
Edited by funkykeys 2023-11-18 3:40 PM