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Missing the point by a country mile. No-one complains about AWS licencing because it's easy: create an account and pay for what you use. Most commercial softwar
by olddustytrail 4y ago
Missing the point by a country mile. No-one complains about AWS licencing because it's easy: create an account and pay for what you use. Most commercial software is a pain because you have to keep track of licenses.
Oh, and working with Open Source software means I get paid approximately double what an equivalent Microsoft specialist does. Learning Linux has been the biggest payoff of my career.
- throwawaysalome 4y agoI didn't. One-for-one products like AWS instances lend themselves to less obtrusive enforcement. One-for-many products like desktop software require pain-in-the-ass key management. You're an IT guy for a [insert commodity here] manufacturer. Nothing wrong with that. When the IT itself is what's being sold, you have to protect your product.
- olddustytrail 4y agoHeh, I am indeed an IT guy. I'm an SRE who spends his time fixing screwups by devs when I'm not teaching them about systems. It's a big world out there kid.