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> Why is that a problem? Because it's a ton of unnecessary work. And because of the other reasons I said. > If you're using any complicated FOSS professionall
by IshKebab 5mo ago
> Why is that a problem?
Because it's a ton of unnecessary work. And because of the other reasons I said.
> If you're using any complicated FOSS professionally and you have SLA with your customers to say fix issues within day or two you don't have a choice anyway.
This is true. I always try to upstream patches anyway though.
- necovek 5mo agoHow do you define unnecessary work if this is... necessary for you? You are already benefiting from getting the tool/library/system for free, so you can still compare writing the thing you need (necessary?) from scratch or adapting the FOSS solution — maintenance comes with both options. When you invest enough and are lucky, someone else might just fix the thing for you or pick it up and maintain it for you — but do not count on it, and you are good.