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I'm honestly pretty happy about this. I'm hoping that by aiming to replace the commercial products they use with opensource alternatives, the alternatives leave
by gen3 7y ago
I'm honestly pretty happy about this. I'm hoping that by aiming to replace the commercial products they use with opensource alternatives, the alternatives leave with a better polish and user experience. I also see CERN as an institution that is willing to hire the devs needed to maintain / support a project.
- 300bps 7y agoI also see CERN as an institution that is willing to hire the devs needed to maintain / support a project. I didn't see where CERN said how much the licensing costs were per year but they did say that their MAlt project is a cost-saving initiative. Developers are pretty expensive right now.
- m0zg 7y agoThey are nowhere near as expensive in Europe, where CERN operates. Yes, even in Switzerland.
- 12345675456tyg 7y agoReally? I'm a Swiss citizen who works in an international team with colleagues in the U.S.A., and I don't see any difference between my income and theirs. Could you elaborate? I'm genuinely interested.
- PretzelFisch 7y agoThey will need to hire more then just developers to run a successful software project
- ForHackernews 7y agoI'd do work on a CERN-led libre software project for free. If CERN can put together the right management structure, I suspect they'd have plenty of devs willing to volunteer. Of course, organizing a large distributed free software effort is its own challenge.
- berti 7y agoKiCad is an excellent example of CERN doing exactly that. I’m cautiously optimistic about this project!