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They have funding; that’s great! Exactly what I’m saying is that these projects manage to be community run (to some extent) while still remaining successful. I
by reikonomusha 7y ago
They have funding; that’s great! Exactly what
I’m saying is that these projects manage to be community run (to some extent) while still remaining successful.
If Wolfram’s reason to not publish the source code is that they believe they would no longer have a business model, they should list that as the One Reason, not 12 gaslighting reasons.
- vtail 7y agoWell, they clearly think their model works for them. If you think otherwise, it's on you to convince them that they should change their model, or start your own effort if you think it will benefit humanity. I don't think they necessarily need to "defend" their business choices.
- reikonomusha 7y agoYou're right, they don't need to defend it. But they shouldn't put out reasons that don't make sense. They ought to just put nothing out at all and operate as normal.
- lonelappde 7y agoI don't care what works for them. I care what works for society.