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Does open source need to rethink itself? (www.wired.com)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am puzzled after reading this article on #Wired. After all, what is written is not wrong, but is highly critic and makes me question the effective importance of fighting for free software or at least open source

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Article's entire intent can be summarised in this single line at the end:

"Perhaps the appropriate response is to keep free software away from for-profit actors"

Just another thinly veiled emotive attempt to remove the free-software threat to corporate profits.

No doubt it's been an unsettling experience for Mastadon's Rochko. But it's mighty convenient the microscope just "happens" to be pointed at the OSS part, and only the application layer in this predicament.

Why are they not asking about the brand of server being used in the datacenter? Or the switches? Or the CPU architecture? Should Intel/AMD/ARM be weighing in here? Should we have a discussion about 60 Hz AC Mains power? /s

Incredibly convenient that OSS is the culprit here isn't it?