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You are a little bit blinded by FAANGs/VCs aura. 1) FAANGs won't exist forever, software/hardware development will continue even after FAANGS will be disassemb
by vb-8448 3y ago
You are a little bit blinded by FAANGs/VCs aura.
1) FAANGs won't exist forever, software/hardware development will continue even after FAANGS will be disassembled by antitrust, go in bankruptcy or stop investing for any other cause.
2) Linux and a lot of other complex software was developed when collaboration was not so easy as today, when GitHub didn't exist and most of the people have very slow internet connection compared to today.
- pc_edwin 3y agoIts not about FAANG, big tech or even VCs for that matter. Its about resources, incentives and vested interests.. Building anything interesting at scale requires a group of very talented people collaborating over a period of time. This is not easy and its definitely not free or cheap. While hobbyists and tinkerers might invent groundbreaking tech, it takes resources to propel such projects to their full potential. Resources require vested interests (skin in the game). If it wasn't for Googles and other early adopters strong financial motive (vested interest) to avoid paying Microsoft/IBM licensing fees, linux would likely still be a niche operating system for hobbyists. Every major OSS tech you can think is supported by either a consortium of commercial interests, a single direct commercial interest or public grants. Public grants are extremely unreliable because of reasons I will refrain from explaining to avoid the wrath of señor dang. P.S. Git was invented by Linus out of necessity because linux crossed a threshold of complexity and scale.
- vb-8448 3y agoLinux was popular on servers even before Google was a thing! I'm not saying FAANGs/VCs didn't give a huge boost to the OSS tech in the last 15 years but saying that without them OSS won't be possible it's simply not true.