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An unofficial patch is a non-commercial patch for a commercial software created by a user community instead of the original developer. Similar to an ordinary patch, it alleviates bugs or shortcomings. Unofficial patches do not usually change the intended usage of the software, in contrast to other third-party software adaptions such as mods or cracks. == Motivation == A common motivation for the creation of unofficial patches is missing technical support by the original software developer or provider. There are several potential reasons: *the software product reached its defined end-of-life〔 and/or was superseded by a successor product (planned obsolescence) * the software was originally designed operate in a substantially different environment and can bear additional improvement/optimization (porting) * the developer has gone out of business and is not available anymore (abandonware) *support is economically not feasible (e.g. localization for small markets) *a fast solution for a time critical problem (e.g. security holes) when an official one takes too long * the official developer is unable to cope with the problems〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「unofficial patch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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