Mastodawn

I plan to gradually open-source everything I have created. Tech solutions are expiring faster than ever. One day, I will expire too—just like everyone else. Someone can pick up an open-source project and add a new twist or purpose. This is a much better destiny for software than simply being forgotten and deleted.

#OpenSource #SoftwareLegacy #FutureOfSoftware #IndieDev #DevLife

Hacker News Oct 1

A Requiem for a Dying Operating System (1994)

https://user.eng.umd.edu/~blj/funny/requium.html

#HackerNews #ARequiemForADyingOS #DyingOperatingSystem #TechHistory #RetroComputing #SoftwareLegacy

A Requiem for a Dying Operating System

Silicon Underground (Dave F)Mar 28, 2025

If you were into BBSing in the late 80s and had a PC, you probably used Procomm Plus at least once. Have you ever wondered what happened to the software and its authors? #RetroComputing #VintageSoftware #TechHistory #ComputerNostalgia #DigitalHeritage #SoftwareLegacy https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-happened-to-procomm-plus/

What happened to Procomm Plus

It got lost in the corporate shuffle as the need for terminal emulation faded

The Silicon Underground

CristoDCGomez | 👨‍💻💻🎮Feb 26, 2025

En 2038 muchos sistemas colapsarán porque las computaciones de tiempo en UNIX se almacenan como enteros de 32 bits que se desbordarán el 19/01/2038 a las 03:14:07 UTC. Es el "efecto 2000" de nuestra era. 🕰️💥

#Y2K38 #ProgrammingBugs #Unix #SoftwareLegacy