[sleepydog]

> Because the last release of the app was in 2002, and it was for Windows 95/98/2000/NT4, we’ve got a little bit of work to do to get it running on macOS

Much of today's software is going to be nothing more than a memory 22 years from now, after their authors run out of funding and they turn down the saas infrastructure that they shoehorned into it for that sweet, sweet recurring income. And more likely than not, we'll still be able to run this program from 2002, in 2046.

[outofpaper]

This is why I always say we need to create federated and open source solutions. At the minimum we need apps that are not locked down to SaaS providers.

[warkdarrior]

Are there any federated and open source solutions from 2002 that are still running today?

[haileys]

email, IRC, BitTorrent, DNS, BGP

[buescher]

All but one (arguably two) of those predate the web, incidentally.

[warkdarrior]

I’m a bit lost here. How does one implement this PlantStudio software in email (or the other communication protocols you mentioned)?

[stavros]

You don't, but that wasn't the question.

[msephton]

Typo: 2022 -> 2002

[sleepydog]

Fixed, thank you