Quote Originally Posted by Arnoutdv View Post
And if a product is abandoned then the future is also not clear.
See the multiple threads about commercial components which are not maintained/updated anymore.

Especially for freeware, enjoy it as long as it works.
If at some point it doesn't work anymore on a newer platform I think your "own" product will have more problems then just the single non open source component.

Bet lets agree to disagree.
I can still play the original Prince of Persia on DOSBox so I guess there's that possibility of unnatural longevity with zero developer input.