Closed. This question needs to be more . This question needs to be more focused . It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post. Closed 5 years ago. Improve this question

Like many of you, I am sometimes annoyed by the fact that some developers just stop working on software they created (see examples below). As we try to cope with the loss, we sometimes will not accept the fact. Me for instance, started using gradiator , via VirtualBox with Ubuntu 12.04.

But eventually we all must come to terms with the facts: some apps are no more.

So this question - on behalf of future users and developers - will benefit both party's.

How do I develop software for Ubuntu that one could still use in future versions.

Examples: