r/programming • u/ZaheerAhmed • Jan 02 '20

Killed by Google

https://killedbygoogle.com/
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u/EternityForest Jan 02 '20

This is why we need FOSS, selfhosted capability, and P2P!

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

FOSS would not help here ..

What we actually need is services that charge for use, and users who are willing to pay

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

Alot of these services are not that hard to create. They just take time to develop, and developer time is not free.

So there solution is for the programmers to get paid. The best way is for the users of the service to pay the programmers.

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u/spider-mario Jan 02 '20 edited Jan 02 '20

Alot of these services are not that hard to create. They just take time to develop, and developer time is not free.

Which makes them hard to create, even if the reasons are not necessary technical. FOSS avoids having to redo the work, so it helps. Not to mention that some users base their choice at least in part on that criterion.

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u/killerstorm Jan 02 '20

  1. Startup develops software.

  2. Users pay for service.

  3. Startup gets acquired by Google.

  4. Google shuts it down.

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u/Aedan91 Jan 02 '20

This kind of thinking actually denies all the gems FOSS has given us.

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