What is Abandonware?
From Wikipedia: “Abandonware is computer software which is no longer being sold or supported by its copyright holder. Alternately, the term is also used for software which is still available, but on which further support and development has been deliberately discontinued.” To even define abandonware and its legitimacy is a complicated matter, so if you want to know more, click here.
Any game or software, which is no longer supported by its owner or publisher, is described as abandonware. This indicates that the owner of the game or software has abandoned their product because they no longer yield profit from them. There are several abandonware sites, which are conceived as illegitimate, unless the owner of the software has relinquished them as freeware. Generally, abandonware software is not commercially supported, as the copyright ownership might be imprecise for several reasons. Though abandonware software is not legally marketed, they could be obtained by several other means/sources. The list of software that is being abandoned simply continues to extend! Some products which are temporarily abandoned include OpenStep, NextStep, and several other interactive computer games. Anyone who desires to use abandonware must possess a license string, which accredits the rights to install them onto your machine. Generally, the license string would usually be provided by t
