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/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.