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by lifeisstillgood 4172 days ago
This is a danger of me-ware being used before it becomes software. Software assumes and defends against others using and running it. Me-ware makes no assumptions because me is the only one running it.

The transition from meware to software is a hard one - and usually it's how we get terrible reputations as an industry. Basically it's a prototype till it's burned enough beta users.

Edit OMG - that is actually Steam from valve - I take it back - this is supposed to be software.

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Though it turned out to be irrelevant, I really enjoyed your spiel about "me-ware". The distinction between it and finished software is too easy to forget.
I'm pretty sure I stole of off the guy who wrote Source Vault SCM but his name escapes me.