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Marin David Condic wrote:
> its not as if you (or any company) has some God-given right to source code

I didn't say we have any inherent right to the software.
We are prepared to pay a seven-figure sum for the source
code. But the vendor's vendor went out of business, the
rights for a component shifted somewhere else, and we may
find it impossible to get no matter what we're willing to
pay. This is a consequence of the "traditional economic model
for software" that may not be appreciated.