Software that
lasts 200 years I just posted a new essay that grew out of my
exposure to the state of Massachusetts' work on open source and
open standards, as well as from my thinking about open source and
software development business models in general.
It looks like the structure and culture of a typical prepackaged
software company is not attuned to the long-term needs of society
for software that is part of its infrastructure. This essay
discusses the ecosystem needed for development that better meets
those needs.
Read "
Software That Lasts
200 Years".