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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Wtf are you guys talking about, like desktop apps are the end all be all of computing. 98 percent of codebases contain open source. There's like 5000 open source libraries in your iphone. For most things there just are no proprietary alternatives. It is the state of the art, ubiquitous in everything from medical equipment to satellites and TVs. The digital economy runs open source, with an estimated worth of 8.8 trillion dollars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

How much is funding though?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

There is like no advertisement at all. I don't know what to consume anymore, heck, who I am

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

hobbyists

Not so sure about that plural...

[–] disguy_ovahea 0 points 3 days ago (7 children)

It’s a double-edged sword. The ease-of-use benefits of centralization outweigh the independence of open-source for most people. Without leadership or centralization of open-source, there will always be too many distros to choose from. Obviously, centralization of open-source software is self-negating, and not a realistic idea.

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