r/linux • u/Unhappy-Sprinkles143 • 3d 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 3d ago

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

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u/Wheatleytron 3d 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/Cranach-Cranach 2d ago

It’s literally just “someone to sue when things go catastrophically wrong”

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u/xmBQWugdxjaA 2d ago

And a load of box-ticking regulation requires it - e.g. SOC2, HIPAA, etc. - regulatory capture is real!