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You cannot call it a supply chain, if you have zero contractual relationships with the authors of the solutions you are using. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com
by Insimwytim 3mo ago
You cannot call it a supply chain, if you have zero contractual relationships with the authors of the solutions you are using.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44434355 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44434355
- cryo32 3mo agoOh that one really makes you think doesn’t it.
- stingraycharles 3mo agoI mean, that’s just arguing over whether or not the definition of “supply” implies “compensation”, which isn’t very interesting imho. The grandparent’s point remains the same, the software ecosystem and its supply chain or however you want to call it is a hot mess.
- xgulfie 3mo agoTraditionally the term "supply chain" has implied a buyer/seller relationship
- stingraycharles 3mo agoI think that’s up to debate, and my point is that debating whether free software counts as “supply” or not is really not that interesting.
- insanitybit 3mo agoSo what?