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"I support it only if it's open source" should be a more common viewpoint (vitalik.eth.limo)
submitted 1 month ago by pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/51038205

What are your thoughts? Any counter-counter points to the author's response to most concerns regarding open source?

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[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pre internet links are hard. I grew up using these versions of open source.

IBM SCO and sun formed Open source licences that were very literally you got to see and change the source.

In the 60 as CPU tech was a minefield of different ideas and architecture. It was the only way companies your keep up with mainframe PCs.

You will need to go to a library with microfiche and hubd down the 1960s open source magazine if you want more then actual old farts telling you the truth,

[–] chebra@mstdn.io 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@HumanPenguin Or maybe you are just talking out of your ass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open/_source

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe but I'm assuming you are far to young to have worked on and pre x86 arch. So assuming is only making you the arse.

I worked on many software products calling them self open source pre stallmans popularity.

It literally was the only way software commercial could have a large marketing base in the early days. Pre home PC etc.

[–] chebra@mstdn.io 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@HumanPenguin Whatever man, are you even reading yourself?

> I’m assuming ...
> assuming is only making you the arse.

If you have no source, then please stop bothering.

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

Sure when you find any source indication open source did not exist as a term,

Untill then stop being an arsehole and consider the fact old gits remember shit.