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Lol at thinking that pytorch and tensorflow are oss. I mean they're definitely free but have you ever tried submitting a patch for something that doesn't matter

Lol at thinking that pytorch and tensorflow are oss. I mean they're definitely free but have you ever tried submitting a patch for something that doesn't matter to FB/Google? Those projects function as free bug finding programs for their respective sponsors.

vrc 3y ago
They also exist so that infra/hardware is developed to support them specifically. The more people that use each, the more pressure exists for 3p infra/hw to build around them in pursuit of $$.
ke88y 3y ago
> Lol at thinking that pytorch and tensorflow are oss If BSD isn't open source then I don't know what is. > I mean they're definitely free but have you ever tried submitting a patch for something that doesn't matter to FB/Google? Well, you can always fork. > Those projects function as free bug finding programs for their respective sponsors. Yes, most companies engage with OSS strategically and not purely altruistically. But also: 1. Big tech uses OSS. 2. Big tech does not have internal versions of many OSS projects. 3. Big tech uses OSS for reasons other than just recruiting.