• nehal3m@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    Eh. One thing proprietary software has going for it is clear design goals and the leadership to create a cohesive UX. Open source projects tend to be a grab bag of tools that work well for developers.

    Not saying I don’t love FOSS, but there’s definitely stuff that proprietary software does better in a practical sense, whatever else your opinion of it.

      • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
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        7 days ago

        Counterpoint - if everything was FOSS it would be absolute chaos with no direction, conflicting goals, incomplete projects, and limited oversight… and also lots of inter-dev-team drama and forking.

        For instance…

        source

        • index@sh.itjust.works
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          6 days ago

          it would be absolute chaos with no direction, conflicting goals, incomplete projects, and limited oversight

          You are describing the current scenario where everything is proprietary