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>> The same can be said for some of the most popular open source projects. Angular? Originally by Google engineers, on Google company time. Tensorflow? Also Goo
by cryptica 7y ago
>> The same can be said for some of the most popular open source projects. Angular? Originally by Google engineers, on Google company time. Tensorflow? Also Google. React? Built by Facebook. Atom? By Github. And the list continues with many-many projects.
It's not a coincidence that most popular open source projects come from big corporations. Their popularity has more to do with capital and social networks than actual merit. Also, I'm highly skeptical of open source projects which come out of corporations; their primary goal is not to help people, it's to gain mind-share and control.
There is not an ounce of altruism in corporations.
- abdullahkhalids 7y agoTo follow up on your point, this is the real reason FAANG write open source software https://www.gwern.net/Complement https://www.gwern.net/Complement
- empath75 7y agoOpen source software produced by consortiums of corporations is sort of a way to engage in anti competitive cooperation without running afoul of anti trust laws.