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I understand the argument, and feel good about it. I too would rather our software was made with simplicity and performance in mind not only following the premi

by 627467 2y ago

I understand the argument, and feel good about it. I too would rather our software was made with simplicity and performance in mind not only following the premise that hw resources will only increase so let's ignore those constrains today. But another perspective for win32 support in future metal is the bigger "community" (users, software, etc) so the increase in support complexity is compensated for much (much) larger incentives for supporting much more diverse and desired old software. WINE and related SW is a testament to this

kragen 2y ago
It might work out that way, or it might not. The current open-source community is very much a product of current social conditions, and those conditions might change. They've changed before, and could change again. Things like LLMs and the xz backdoor, for example, may make it unappealing to accept code from people you don't know personally; things like Apple's notarization requirements may make it impractical to run open-source software except as part of a proprietary package; software patents or legal liability for third parties using your software could make it legally unappealing to free your code; etc.