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Did open source really win in the end even with Web2? It enabled a bunch of SaaS companies to build subscription-based online services. Those are generally mo
by aeternum 3y ago
Did open source really win in the end even with Web2? It enabled a bunch of SaaS companies to build subscription-based online services. Those are generally more opaque than even compiled closed-source software.
- dmezzetti 3y agoThe entire stack was usually built with open source tools, so that's up for debate.
- aeternum 3y agoSure but the idea was that open source should be free and available to all, no longer constrained by the cost of physical atoms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source#%22Open%22_versus_%22free%22_versus_%22free_and_open%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source#%22Open%22_versus_... SaaS is the polar opposite. It's not free and open in either of the senses. It's about as far as you can get from the GNU manifesto.