I am preparing for my retirement and the question of what happens to all my software looms large.
This week, I became the custodian of Bill Cheeseman’s wonderful UI Browser application after it reached its end-of-life. Bill is retiring and wants to focus on other things in his life, but there is a community that continues to need access to his software as there isn’t a practical alternative.
I did this previously when I took over hosting the MacScripter.net web site from Ray Barber. MacScripter has existed for a very long time and is a storehouse of macOS automation knowledge and history. It had to be preserved.
Jim Rea reminded my of the question of my retirement when I corresponded with him about taking over UI Browser. How do we preserve software and web resources when their custodians are no longer able to support them?
[…] UI Browser, a utility for interrogating the Mac’s accessibility and GUI scripting facilities, in the hands of Mark Alldritt, who develops Script Debugger. The app is no longer for sale but remains available to download as a […]