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> Would you describe exactly what will be expensive in releasing the source code to software that was developed in house? Does it have lots of dependencies on p
by tyree731 6y ago
> Would you describe exactly what will be expensive in releasing the source code to software that was developed in house? Does it have lots of dependencies on proprietary software? If so, why?
If all you're doing is taking an internal repository and hosting it externally, then it takes no time. But if you make sure licenses are being used correctly throughout the code, audit to make sure no internal secrets accidentally made their way into the internal repository (this happens as much in closed source as it does in open source), and you try to remove any problematic code, commit messages or references from the code, it takes time.
- kemayo 6y agoIsn't it a bad look for Canonical, a major open source company, to not have developed core software for their major open source product in an open source friendly manner?
- Andrew_nenakhov 6y agoWhy should they do everything open source? To keep happy a few bored FOSS maximalists, who have neither real interest, nor use for the code? We develop open source applications ourselves, and the amount of jerks who drop in from time to time and teach us how to do what (without contributing any code or donations, of course) is overwhelming. They don't care how you pay your bills and how much effort it takes to make things happen.
- bananamerica 6y agoIDK where you work but isn’t it possible that many FOSS has significantly less resources than Canonical?
- rmc 6y agothey should have developed it from day 1 thinking it would be open sources, i.e. never adding any non-open source dependencies