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better off using non-free software for mission-critical services it may be true that spanner is currently better than any free software option, but you are muc
by xj9 9y ago
better off using non-free software for mission-critical services
it may be true that spanner is currently better than any free software option, but you are much better off contributing to a free software project that solves this problem than paying google to keep developing their non-free alternative.
- nickpsecurity 9y agoFOSS and commercial sector tried and failed to do stuff like that for over a decade. I agree developing it is better in the long term but most don't have the skill to solve that problem. Better to buy a proven solution, make sure you can exit it (not sure what Spanner is like here), and switch if a FOSS solution emerges.