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That's because open source tools are way better for software developers. I find quirks or bugs or limitations in my tools all the time, and when they are open
by cortesoft 9mo ago
That's because open source tools are way better for software developers.
I find quirks or bugs or limitations in my tools all the time, and when they are open source I can fix and augment the tools however I want, and I can share those changes with others.
I can't do that for closed source software.
Now, for most software users it doesn't really matter because they couldn't fix a bug or add a feature anyway. Closed and open source are functionally equivalent, and it makes more sense to pay for support and not care you can't change it yourself.
I think this is kind of like cars; people who work on cars want to buy a car that doesn't have a bunch of electronic and proprietary parts that can't be worked on in their garage. On the other hand, people who won't work on their car anyway don't care.
- krisgenre 9mo ago+1. AI agents can also fix minor bugs easily in open source software (it already did in two of the apps I use).