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[Very bad take] Why open source are not that important (servers and IT) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Personally I believe this is a very poor take

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[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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According to the video, open source software is not necessarily as important for servers and IT in the modern world as it was in the past. This is because software updates are now delivered electronically over the internet, making it less important to have access to the source code. Additionally, companies typically pay for service agreements with software vendors, which means that the vendor will fix bugs and update the software for them. Even if a company has access to the source code, they may not have the expertise to fix the software themselves.

I believe this is a perfect example of what I believe is called the Dunning-Kruger effect. In the same way that I'm glad amateurs are given a platform, I rue the fact that amateurs are given a platform as a little bit of research would've prevented them making themselves look so stupid. "Servers don't need open source" with 97% of the top 100 servers running Linux looks like an odd position to take. Maybe they're trolling.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 months ago

Making connections between open-source and updates is either really stupid or really sus. Open-source isn't about that at all. I'd say that person is 99% an imp or a troll. In any case just vote him out.