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> Bigger companies writing open source software... They should be motivated in writing open source software. Why? They have more money That's not really a com
by zild3d 4y ago
> Bigger companies writing open source software... They should be motivated in writing open source software. Why? They have more money
That's not really a compelling reason for companies to write open source software. Developer branding, recruiting, engagement, "free work" from the community are probably more of the "why"
- orliesaurus 4y agoI don't know... My thinking is that as a user, if a company puts money behind an open source project, I can at least trust them to keep it running to a certain level of quality for a little more than when a random single person writes a library and publishes it on npm - catches a blip of traction and suddenly I depend on that library for the foreseeable future. Maybe I am wrong though...