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I dont see the reason why sw should be open source.
by theredbox 7y ago
I dont see the reason why sw should be open source.
- alexandernst 7y agoNeither hardware IMHO. Unless, you could somehow prevent competitors from stealing I+D. Which you can't. So closed source it is (that makes things harder for competitors).
- adrianN 7y agoYou prevent competitors from stealing by requiring them to open source their stuff too.
- alexandernst 7y agoYes, that will be a complete success with anything coming from/going to China. Because we all know that they respect IP.
- adrianN 7y agoIf they want to sell their cars Germany they'd have to open source their code. I see no problem.
- heftig 7y agoHow about requiring all implementations of a patent to be open source? This really should have been a requirement for software patents from the start, given how difficult software is to reverse-engineer.
- alexandernst 7y agoHow about requiring people on HN to stop living in a multicolor bubble? Requiring a company to release it's own software implementation of it's own patent is just childish, simplifying things like a 5 years old.
- adrianN 7y agoWhat about > There should be no room for secret functionality ?
- module0000 7y agoI'm happy to help you see some reasons! For starters: - More humans available to identity bugs and undefined behavior - Innovation in the form of programmers improving software on their automobiles and sharing their modifications - Regulators are no longer the only group (other than the maker) with access to source code. This allows new entries into the automotive space without (badly) re-inventing the wheel. This breeds competition, and is a win for consumers.
- atoav 7y agoI think you don’t wan’t to see the reason. There are plenty reasons listed here with which you can disagree, but saying there is none is bad.
- dang 7y agoWe detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20265612 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20265612 and marked it off-topic.