# \#interoperability **URL:** https://forum.malleable.systems/tag/interoperability/13.md [Latest](https://forum.malleable.systems/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.malleable.systems/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.malleable.systems/tags.md) --- ## [Application Lifecycles](https://forum.malleable.systems/t/application-lifecycles/377)
**Author:** [@schmudde](https://forum.malleable.systems/u/schmudde)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [17 November 2025 14:10 UTC](https://forum.malleable.systems/t/application-lifecycles/377 "2025-11-17T14:10:26Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve been thinking a lot about the lifecycle of software applications. The cycle is as old as personal computing: a person buys/leases a piece of closed-source software, invests time in learning and ente…