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> We could all hope all was open source but short of that, we use the tools that are available --with the understanding they could disappear tomorrow. And even
by saganus 12y ago
> We could all hope all was open source but short of that, we use the tools that are available --with the understanding they could disappear tomorrow.
And even then, open source projects get abandoned all the time or get shut down as well.
So in essence we as humans would probably be better off expecting things to disappear instead of the opposite maybe? Not sure I can do that, but still, seems like a more fitting strategy.
- jasonlotito 12y ago> And even then, open source projects get abandoned all the time or get shut down as well. I can continue improving an open source project that gets abandoned.
- mc32 12y agoIn theory anyone can, but only large projects tend to get picked up.
- Frondo 12y agoBut the magic of free software is, if your business depends on it and you can hire someone to work on it, you can keep using that source code for as long as it makes business sense to.
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