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In terms of "stuff that only closed source software can do", apart from 4/5G cellphone modems every large closed source program has an open source alternative,
by logicchains 3y ago
In terms of "stuff that only closed source software can do", apart from 4/5G cellphone modems every large closed source program has an open source alternative, albeit potentially one with a less polished user experience.
- ks2048 3y agoProbably true, but “existing” is different than “winning” (cue joke about the year of the Linux desktop). Also, I’ll say “winning” may not imply being better (there are other factors), but I was taking “winning” to mean market share.
- mistercheph 3y agoYou can cue the joke all you want, no one is getting on stage to tell it. Open source software is viral and self-propelled by nature. Corporate technologists may be on the retreat, spending billions to build moats for themselves with proprietary locked down hardware and cloud services, but these defenses won't last long, and once breached, the blow will be fatal. But please, tell me the one about the guy using 3DS Max, Direct3D 12, the intel C compiler, IDA pro, winrar, windows media player, uTorrent, and a proprietary cryptocurrency client. You may see it as the midnight hour, but the entire industry is still in its infancy, maybe yet to even emerge from its womb. imagine how conway's game of software licensing plays out over 200 years.
- raincole 3y agoI wish it were true lol.