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0 pointsjpgvm1y ago0 comments

I actually think source available software is great. Not every piece of software can survive as OSS but source available eliminates most the downsides of closed-source software from a technical perspective.

In my daily life I use a lot of essentially source-available software that I pay for. I spend like 4+ hours a day every day in IntelliJ IDEA etc. I don't have a problem paying for software, I have huge problems paying for software that I don't sufficiently control and/or it's closed-source nature affects it's ability to get it's job done - i.e anything mission critical where uptime and security are paramount.

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Vespasian1y ago

I certainly agree.

And it makes sense (for Enterprise "tech stack" software). A license violator would just crack your software anyway and legitimate paying users pay for it and want less hassle.

You probably will save on some support calls if their engineers can take a quick look themselves.

Same goes for any "secret Sauce" in the Code. Most Software of that Type isn't algorithmically novel enough to warrant drm and obfuscation.

And again a serious criminal comoetitor would spend the money to reverse it

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