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But is Facebook the product or it’s social/recommendation algorithms open source? Is Google’s search engine or ad platform open source? Companies are open sour
by billti 5y ago
But is Facebook the product or it’s social/recommendation algorithms open source? Is Google’s search engine or ad platform open source?
Companies are open source where it’s of value to them, but they don’t give away the family jewels if they can help it.
- sangnoir 5y agoYou may have read something in my comment I didn't (mean to) express - none of thr companies open source their crown jewels (e.g. Windows). I subjectively don't see how Microsoft can be seen as the most open, and I was curious to know how parent came to that conclusion. Microsoft (and perhaps Apple too) are the ones with a history of antagonism with open-source/GPL.