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Note that the situation will not be much better for closed sourced projects. Sure, your vendor will probably fix bugs, but it may take some time until they fin
by bux93 2y ago
Note that the situation will not be much better for closed sourced projects.
Sure, your vendor will probably fix bugs, but it may take some time until they find someone who has any knowledge of that codebase and survived last week's reshuffle, the re-org in spring and last year's buyout.
- rstuart4133 2y agoI don't know that it is better for closed source projects, but regardless open source has an escape hatch closed source doesn't. If something goes wrong, you can maintain it yourself, or fork it. I've done it myself. That one property along is enough if you want longevity, open source is always a safer bet than closed source. In my case, I guess it extended the projects life by another 20 years.