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I'm not really part of the Linux community so I feel a bit confused. It definitely seems like it's meant in jest, though at the time of writing, there probably
by danielvaughn 3y ago
I'm not really part of the Linux community so I feel a bit confused. It definitely seems like it's meant in jest, though at the time of writing, there probably would have been a real concern around business continuity.
Am I just wildly missing the joke?
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- galdosdi 3y agoYeah it's just a joke, lightly poking fun at contemporary commentary worrying about the viability of open source projects perceived as too centralized around one key person. I don't know how serious the concerns ever were, though keep in mind that the idea of relying on open source software was still novel at the time. As I recall, a lot of the world wide web seemed to be jestful writing of a similar tone (irreverently humorous but ultimately playfully cynical at most, not darkly cynical as today) in those days.