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Yeah, the real thing is "The only code that must remain secret is one that concerns the business logic". Ie. Facebook has open sourced React, Cassandra, HHVM..
by zer0tonin 10y ago
Yeah, the real thing is "The only code that must remain secret is one that concerns the business logic".
Ie. Facebook has open sourced React, Cassandra, HHVM... but they will never open source the code that powers the newsfeed or the friend list.
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- jordigh 10y agoWhether you call it "business logic" or "the real code", the fact remains that the real, sneaky, controlling code; the one that manipulates users emotions[1], must remain secret and restricted. I don't think companies that do this have a true commitment to respecting their users, and their rhetoric about the evils of copyleft always make me think, "what are you trying to hide or control?" --- [1] http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/facebook-manipulates-emotions-business-usual-social-media-giant-n144811 http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/facebook-manipulates-em...