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And what is your point? It's a freedom that they still have. They can always hire some developer to help them.
by enriquto 5y ago
And what is your point? It's a freedom that they still have. They can always hire some developer to help them.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y agoThat it is reasonable to prioritize freedoms that are actually exercised to freedoms that are nice in theory but never used.
- Crespyl 5y agoI also own a car for which I have almost none of the skills to meaningfully maintain and repair, but frequently exercise my right to contract a third party to do that work for me. The same is true for software, and I benefit even if I'm not the one paying for the work myself. The modern internet would look very different if KHTML hadn't been a GPL/LGPL project and Apple had been allowed to hold their changes in WebKit as a proprietary secret, and the same for Chrome/Blink. Companies can be users too, and the virality ensures that every user sees the benefits.