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Interesting that open source software is not discussed, it seems like one of the most radically successful embodiments of this.
by zxcmx 7y ago
Interesting that open source software is not discussed, it seems like one of the most radically successful embodiments of this.
- amelius 7y agoLots of open source is paid for, or at least the developers have real jobs as developers, and therefore they shouldn't be called amateurs.
- Nasrudith 7y agoIt arguably still counts as amateurized though not because of the participants but because it does away with the hierarchy and credibility. Nobody really cares if the software writer is a Harvard or MIT professor in full academic dress or it was written in their mom's basement by a guy not wearing pants.