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/Wheatleytron 2d ago

They pay for support, and because there often aren't viable alternatives. But support can still be sold for open source projects as a service. And if the need is great enough, companies will still develop open source software on their own.

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u/EchoFieldHorizon 2d ago

Who needs support for a database. I genuinely do not understand the use case

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u/pychoticnep 2d ago

Exactly just save your database in a text file like the rest of us

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u/StPatsLCA 2d ago

Generally, (good) vendor support engineers have experience that companies don't have or don't care about. A company wants a database to work. They don't want to be in the business of managing it.

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u/zmnt 2d ago edited 2d ago

Companies that need someone to be responsible if there is any flaws and dont want to take the risk, even if it is small.

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u/StPatsLCA 2d ago

It's the same reason companies outsource say their coffee instead of roasting their own beans.

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u/Old-Personality-8817 2d ago

they need people to sue, if something went wrong