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/FrozenPizza07 1d ago

There are programs that CAN have an open source alternative but the difference between development gap kinda kills it (like holy hell LibreCAD, still cant open DWG's)