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It's funny to see how HN flipped on this subject. My company was stung by Handsontable switching to a proprietary license https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=
by TAForObvReasons 4y ago
It's funny to see how HN flipped on this subject. My company was stung by Handsontable switching to a proprietary license https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19488642 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19488642 and the top comment back in 2019 was "Great to hear".
- ohgodplsno 4y agoYour company wasn't stung by it. You chose to get stung by it. Just pin your version and live with it. If it's such a critical piece of your business, either pay a fair price for it, or make it yourself.
- the_af 4y agoSo you are basically saying "don't use open source software". Great. "Pinning your version" forever isn't a viable strategy in lots of cases.
- ohgodplsno 4y agoNo, I'm saying to not be a leech.
- the_af 4y agoI apologize, my reply was uncharitable. You are right that private companies should stop being leeches and give back to the community. I just wish we all collectively made FOSS work, because to my mind it's the greatest development in computing history, instead of going the proprietary road once again. Which I think is bad for all of us, even if short term it might look like a solution. But yes, leeching is a problem.