What they should do is alter the copyright laws so that operating software has a copyright limited to say 15 years. That would put Windows 3.1 in the public domain, with Windows 95 only a few years out.
windows 3.11 is abandonware, want a copy?
http://www.peteweb.com/index.php?showtopic=3987
totally legit.
"What they should do is alter the copyright laws so that operating software has a copyright limited to say 15 years. That would put Windows 3.1 in the public domain, with Windows 95 only a few years out."
What they should do is lower ALL IP protection to FIVE years, and stop expanding them far beyond what our Founders' ever imagined. Eternal protection for Mickey Mouse and Disney? Shameful. Even Walt doesn't deserve to have his works protected forever--if Mark Twain does not, no one does.