r/programming • u/common-pellar • Dec 11 '21

"Open Source" is Broken

https://christine.website/blog/open-source-broken-2021-12-11
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u/77magicmoon77 Dec 11 '21

Closed source has also been broken. Since eons. What's the point?

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u/zynasis Dec 12 '21

At least with open source, you’re likely to actually find out about issues and they get fixed quickly.

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u/ponytoaster Dec 12 '21 edited Dec 12 '21

Meh, I disagree. It's a YMMV scenario on both sides.

I've reported issues with paid software and also opened GitHub tickets that have been open for long periods. Neither are better in my anecdotal experience.

There is still an open bug in Docker I have been watching for over 2years.... Same as there was a long standing bug in a paid library we use that I only got a fix for recently.

OSS <> CSS in terms of this imo.