Software preservation is tricky. What are the chances that any software written today will be still runnable in 10, 20, 30 years on an average computer with no modifications? The Web does the best job so far but it’s not perfect.
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Software preservation is "tricky" precisely because there are no short-term economic incentives to work on it, and our society no longer has any means of supporting projects of long-term value.
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Museums do the preservation for traditional art. Incentives are tourism and social prestige. Is there a digital equivalent? The console emulation community does a good job. Just tested and took 2 google searches and 5 mins to play Super Mario Bros 3. 30 years old software.
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