Pirates in Parliment

[Epsilon]

CattyNebulart wrote:

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And no, "lifetime" is not too long.

perhaps i'm not being clear. My problem with lifetime is that it is too variable. it can last a minute or a century,

I was using it in the same way that "life without parole" is used. So roughly "25 years with option to extend".

As for software you would be surprised at how much old software is still in use. My dad forinstance goes to great pains to keep his 10 year old word
processor and CAD program around because he doesn't feel like learning how to use the newer versions, which don't add any feature he needs or wants.
As the software industry matures this will probably become more common. keep in mind 20 years ago computers where still rare, 10 years ago Windows 98 was
less than a year old. 5 years ago WinXP was the dominant OS and that hasn't changed yet.

Unless your dad is paying a steady liscensing fee for his CAD program it hardly matters. The people who are BUYING software are buying new
software. WinXP has lasted a long time, but it is being replaced. OS tend to last longer than individual programs, this is true.

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Epsilon