> His purpose for doing this is: > "The ability to bring software up and running into any browser window will enable > instant, clear recall and reference of the computing experience to millions." > > If I read through the lines, he wants to make it really easy for people to just take > a look at older software via emulation. That's cool but what about copyright? What's > the use of having a JS port if the user still needs to go and fetch the ROMS and > such.
The software can be provided via other, legal means, like the Wayback Archive, which hosts loads of shareware CDs. There's a lot of -legally available- freeware games and programs for older computers, too.
So there's that. The idea is probably that once it's available, more companies will likely donate the programs for educational use. I think.
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