News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by perpetualpatzer on Thursday August 27, 2020 @08:07AM (#24292823)
I'd imagine it could be hard if a company folds. No money to pay to keep servers running. No money to pay employees who know SQL to keep working.

Possibly, you could mandate that all software include a working self service data retrieval feature and fine the trust if they shut it off before a certain point in bankruptcy, but that seems heavy- handed and still won't work if there's no money in the accounts.

Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by swiley on Thursday August 27, 2020 @07:08PM (#24299688)
This is why the export mechanism should be available before hand.