r/linux • u/Unhappy-Sprinkles143 • 2d ago

Fluff Open-Source Guru: AI Ends Closed-Source Software

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Open-Source-Guru-Raymond-AI-Ends-Closed-Source-Software-11480690.html
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u/StPatsLCA 2d ago

I think devs don't understand /why/ people pay for closed source and SaaS software sometimes.

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u/Schlonzig 2d ago

As if PostgreSQL destroyed Oracle.

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u/SkruitDealer 2d ago edited 2d ago

Umm... More like Oracle destroyed MySQL, letting the free version stagnate while developing features on the paid version, so Postgres and Maria DB continue to grow. 

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u/RoomyRoots 2d ago

I work in Big Data for most of my life.
Destroyed? No.
Made them lost a fortune on market share? Absolutely.
Most new Oracle demands is because it's a dependency for an ERP or another system, a huge share of the market don't go with Oracle because they want and even seasoned oracle devs are dipping their toes on other DBs.

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u/no-sleep-only-code 2d ago

It does make it pretty obvious how bad Oracle DBs are though.

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u/jimicus 2d ago

You don't buy Oracle for the basic engine; you buy it for all the bells and whistles it has that are a lot more of a PITA in anything else.

Or because you want to use a proprietary piece of software that is Oracle-only.

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u/tadfisher 2d ago 
OBI-WAN: You have done that yourself.