Source code escrow is the deposit of the source code of software with a third-party escrow agent. Escrow is typically requested by a party licensing software (the licensee), to ensure maintenance of the software instead of abandonment or orphaning. The software's source code is released to...
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( computing ) The holding of software source code by a third party in order to protect customers against the future insolvency of the software supplier Synonyms source code escrow
See also: Collaborative development environment and Comparison of version-control software A source-code-hosting facility (also known as forge) is a file archive and web hosting facility...
[citation needed] Ransom model in software[edit] In software, source code escrow is a publishing model that applies the SPP to source code (often involving existing proprietary software)...
Ensuring continuity of your software ; Many software and intellectual property developers will have their own personal stories of the source code of projects being lost and the resultant impact of such a loss. In an era where cloud storage is common and relatively cheap, this is something that can still happen. Licensees need to be able to trust that developers maintain the software’s full functionality. Likewise, developers need to know that licensees will not misuse or corrupt their software. There is no replacement for having a physical ve ...
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When escrow is required, organizations should ensure that system documentation and source code are comprehensively covered.
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Ensuring continuity of your software ; Many software and intellectual property developers will have their own personal stories of the source code of projects being lost and the resultant impact of such a loss. In an era where cloud storage is common and relatively cheap, this is something that can still happen. Licensees need to be able to trust that developers maintain the software’s full functionality. Likewise, developers need to know that licensees will not misuse or corrupt their software. There is no replacement for having a physical ve ...