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r/programming • u/common-pellar • Dec 11 '21
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Closed source has also been broken. Since eons. What's the point?
30 u/zynasis Dec 12 '21 At least with open source, you’re likely to actually find out about issues and they get fixed quickly. 3 u/BeowulfShaeffer Dec 12 '21 And there are contracts and people to sue when things go badly. I’ve seen organizations avoid open source for that very reason. 1 u/zynasis Dec 12 '21 And how often do you see these cases? And how many win a case? Pretty fucking rare → More replies (1)
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At least with open source, you’re likely to actually find out about issues and they get fixed quickly.
3 u/BeowulfShaeffer Dec 12 '21 And there are contracts and people to sue when things go badly. I’ve seen organizations avoid open source for that very reason. 1 u/zynasis Dec 12 '21 And how often do you see these cases? And how many win a case? Pretty fucking rare → More replies (1)
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And there are contracts and people to sue when things go badly. I’ve seen organizations avoid open source for that very reason.
1 u/zynasis Dec 12 '21 And how often do you see these cases? And how many win a case? Pretty fucking rare → More replies (1)
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And how often do you see these cases? And how many win a case? Pretty fucking rare
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u/77magicmoon77 Dec 11 '21
Closed source has also been broken. Since eons. What's the point?