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> Unfortunately most of the wealth created by OSS is being reaped by the large cloud vendors Opensource can also exist outside the server side. There are opens
by siwatanejo 8y ago
> Unfortunately most of the wealth created by OSS is being reaped by the large cloud vendors
Opensource can also exist outside the server side. There are opensource desktop&mobile apps and cloud vendors cannot do anything against them. Stop painting a narrowed view of reality, opensource is bigger than you think.
- swsieber 8y agoI don't think the intent was to say open source is limited to server side software, but was to instead illustrate a point about cloud vendors embracing open source.
- siwatanejo 8y agoI didn't say the intent was to say opensource is limited to server side software. I'm just saying that talking only about cloud vendors killing opensource is short-sighted. Again, opensource is much bigger.
- pjmlp 8y agoKind of, one of the reasons of the failure of desktop FOSS business is that no average consumer is going to pay for consulting, trainings or books.