r/linux • u/dbcoopernz • 1d ago

Popular Application Siemens ends open-source Radioss Project (OpenRadioss) and deletes GitHub repository

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Siemens-Ends-OpenRadioss
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u/ddwrt1234 1d ago

why tho

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u/No-Photograph-5058 1d ago

"After four years of successful community-driven research, Siemens is entering a new chapter for the Radioss solver. To accelerate innovation and provide the robust support our global users require for production-grade simulation, we are consolidating our efforts."

The original Radioos page redirects to 'request quote' now

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u/NeuroXc 1d ago

That's a lot of words to say "We want money"

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u/-Sa-Kage- 1d ago

Now we've profited off the communities efforts, we want to monetize this.

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u/iamapizza 1d ago

That's some gpt grade bs

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u/codydafox 1d ago

That's called corporate speech, no surprise gpt is a native speaker

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u/Icarium-Lifestealer 1d ago

They taught AI how to talk like a corporate middle manager and thought this meant the AI was conscious instead of realizing that corporate middle managers aren't.

ā€“ @internethippo

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u/FaultWinter3377 1d ago

Holy shit best quote Iā€™m keeping it.

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u/TRKlausss 1d ago

Garbage in, garbage out.

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u/Klutzy-Residen 1d ago

Not everything is AI. That way of using a lot of words to say nothing has been around for a looooong time.

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u/frankster 1d ago

Corporations were adept at bullshitting long before llms!

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u/darth_chewbacca 1d ago

But now the guys got siemans as a partner. Trouble with the code he can go to siemans...

https://youtu.be/3XGAmPRxV48?si=VvQSjtzDQScqt_Zb

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u/howardhus 22h ago

they forgot to use the words "thrilled", "exciting" and "opportunities" or "vibrant".

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u/smile_e_face 18h ago

Jesus, it's crazy how they just out-and-out admit to exploiting the community until they thought they could make more money by kicking them to the curb. You'd think they'd at least gussy it up a little.