I remember those conversations way back. I had a question, I seem to recallne for NB. If that is so, is their any potential liability there of reverseThanks, Russ ly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: write was abandonware, and we determined that it was. Anybody with an interest in disputing that was contacted and did not respond. Years have passed.� On Wed, 8 Apr 2026 at 17:40, Harry Binswanger <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> I'm not a lawyer, but 40 years ago I dated one while she was in law school, so my opinion carries a lot of weight. Xy is abandonware. We can take "adverse possession" and after a time we will own it. Now, NB is not in that category. It's code is very much theirs. Carl, I believe you have even better legal training than I. Regards, Harry Binswanger At 01:20 PM 4/7/2026, you wrote: >> >>and will keep pushing ahead. I may extend the work further, but so >>far I&rsquom honestly disappointed by the limited response and lack >>of resources, information, etc. I requested. > >and not accusatory annoyance. > > >knowledge to pitch it at Xyghost&rsquos level. I can&rsquot begin to >understand most of what s/he reports. > > >on a non-standard Hyperion computer in 1983(?). If any of us are >programming these days, it is probably with a relatively high level program. > > >around. I can only cheer from the sidelines. > > >issue unless the modified code were used for economic benefit. If I >paid for Xy 4.x, and someone produces an improved version, whoever >holds the copyright is not being economically impacted by my use of >the modified version. > > >to market a Xy 5.x, but after all these years this seems unlikely. > >Myron (Gochnauer) >