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Idiomdrottning - FOSS is so dumb
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Author seems to ignore that FOSS projects tend to be much smaller teams without budget to create the user experience that private VC funded projects can.
Ths whole accountability argument seems to be pretty disingenuous, allowing anyone who wants to evaluate the source code is about as accountable as it gets.
The not-so-subtle "you will be lazy about what your doing if someone is not paying you not to be" vibe throughout this article is off putting to say the least.
I also find prioritizing user experience over the sharing of source code to be misguided. Allowing folks to gate keep knowledge and hide what they are doing is a big price just for a better user experience.
The real issue with FOSS is the same as with P2P networks. Most people are leechers whose only contribution is lip service.
I... these are all good points, but... did we read the same article?
The author specifically calls attention to this exact point:
@AVincentInSpace @Imprint9816
I find this take fascinating...the only thing I would add is that if you have something else more important to do than grabbing a spoon...then the spoon guy could be a godsend...
???????????
Tell me you are not arguing in favor of only being able to eat gruel for the rest of your life simply because it is convenient?
Even if you did want that, you'd have a MUCH better time setting up the gruel station yourself, so that you could bypass it if you wanted to.
@AVincentInSpace
Well not gruel...I would hate that obviously 😅
...so you're perfectly happy being prevented from eating anything other than what the guy renting your own kitchen out to you cooks, so long as most of the time, he makes something you like eating?
In this metaphor, if he decides to change his recipe and you don't like the new food, you can't just ask him to make something else. He owns your kitchen.