vb33

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   by vb33 13y ago

   I'm a programmer, yes, I use LOC to quantify their worth. Especially when they are touted as a hero of Open Source, when so far their actions are of a typical corporate leech.
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   by vb33 13y ago

   Ubuntu One server software is closed source. The code which integrates with Amazon ads is closed source. Launchpad was closed source for some time. The Ubuntu sign-on service is closed source. I wasn't only referring to their proprieta
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   by vb33 13y ago

   There are now millions of users of "Linux" because of Android. Where is the huge boost to the underlying technology? Ubuntu brought users, but no benefit. Unless posting bugs to the Fedora bug-tracker their own developers are too
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   by vb33 13y ago

   I am failing to see the advantage to open source if Ubuntu succeeds. It will just be another Android, but with an uglier UI. Canonical contribute virtually no useful code back to the wider community. Their own projects are difficult to cons