One of the Grimm’s fairy tales.

And in a democracy maybe because it is good for the citizens?

Such a sparkly string must be good.

wat mut dat mut

as a piece of clothing, fuck this guy and the cronies he rode in on.

Nowadays there are no thermal expansion joints, the rails are welded. Any thunk thunk left is at switches.

Shouldn’t this apply to software in general?

Unless the license specifically is for a limited amount of time, and priced accordingly, usability should be ensured. I.e. you can make sth unplayable in the future, but then you are not allowed to price it as if it was usable in perpetuity and have to include the expected usable duration in marketing materials.