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   From: ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand   
      
   In message , ZnU wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   >  Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >   
   >> In message , ZnU wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > The problem can be nearly as bad if you happen to be using OSS software   
   >> > that gets abandoned, which is not exactly unheard of for less   
   >> > mainstream projects.   
   >>   
   >> Never heard of an open-source project dying and leaving users’ data   
   >> locked up in a proprietary format. Cite?   
   >   
   > The format doesn't have to technically be proprietary; it's sufficient   
   > that there not be other software that supports it.   
      
   Never heard of an open-source project dying and leaving users’ data   
   locked up in a format that could no longer be read. Cite?   
      
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