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The JPEG analogy makes no sense. A more correct analogy is: they released compiled binaries, not the source code. The difference is though, here compiling from
by artursapek 3y ago
The JPEG analogy makes no sense. A more correct analogy is: they released compiled binaries, not the source code.
The difference is though, here
compiling from source is prohibitively expensive for the average person. And the source is massive.
- uoaei 3y agoMy analogy makes perfect sense. Also, being able to reverse-engineer the precise build process is an orthogonal concern to having the source code available.