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FYI I edited my comment since you replied, I wasn't done with my train of thought yet :) Seems like I'm on the same page with you then. I don't really see a wa

FYI I edited my comment since you replied, I wasn't done with my train of thought yet :) Seems like I'm on the same page with you then. I don't really see a way to codify all of the peripheral open source associations in a legal document. A lot of it is very...ad hoc.

steveklabnik 8y ago
It's cool! Let me respond here, rather than edit my response :) > but isn't this basically flirting with the conclusion that developers tend to prefer proprietary platforms? I don't think they prefer proprietary platforms, I think they prefer good platforms, and will put that desire over "is it open source or not." But, I think you also can't split that by "platform", that is, in some areas, the open source aspect wins out. There are also hybrid platforms, with some open-ness, some close-ness. I think ultimately my point is "most developers are not free software absolutists."