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Originally posted by heatho@Feb 6 2005, 12:43 PM
This is my understanding of abandonware
What abandonware is
1. The definition of abandonware
Abandonware is defined as any PC or console game that is:
1. At least four years old
2. Not being sold or supported by the company that produced it or by any other company. When a certain piece of Abandonware is later found to be sold or supported by a company, then it ceases to be Abandonware.
# What is NOT abandonware
Software that is either:
1. Less than four years old
2. Still sold and/or supported by a company
# How something ceases to be abandonware
When a software company decides that they are going to start selling or supporting an old games again.
Daggerfall fits this criteria or any other conceivable criteria.
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Does abandonware have to be both of those?
for example (and only example)
If something like UT2003 was stopped being sold or supported by the company, would it be abandonware or does it have to be more than 4 years old too?