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The analogy is flawed. There is no congestion and wear associated with software library use. Also I am not afraid of FOSS dying or shrivelling up. From the per
by Traubenfuchs 8y ago
The analogy is flawed. There is no congestion and wear associated with software library use.
Also I am not afraid of FOSS dying or shrivelling up. From the perspective of a career software developer or manager it would be a new golden age of in-house development and library sales.
Less open source software = more jobs
- sam0x17 8y agoCongestion and wear in the form of outdated dependencies, security vulnerabilities, technical debt, and ever-changing platform/os compatibility requirements. Surely these things fit the analogy?
- sumanthvepa 8y agoNo. Less open source software does NOT mean more jobs. It means fewer. For example, if every startup that ever started had to buy a commercial database @$100K license before doing anything, then very few startups would have evolved. And all the employment they eventually generate would not materialise. Free software was a huge factor in making the Internet possible and all the jobs it created.
- mcbits 8y agoShoestring startups would use a $10 shareware database, which is still a proprietary commercial database. Or they would use the stripped-down, free/cheap version of the $100k database. Or they would pirate it and scramble to make $100k before they get caught.
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- tonyedgecombe 8y agoI think you are probably right, there are a handful of companies that benefit from open source but as individuals I suspect we all loose a little by devaluing our creations.