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(DIR) Post #Azt4Rfx0taFp2SrS64 by whitequark@mastodon.social
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watching a video about private equity buying everything in pro audio (native instruments, etc)i think over a long enough timescale (over than five years) the only tools that remain are FOSS ones.it doesn't matter that you think they're janky compared to professional-grade ones (sometimes they are, sometimes they're actively better, though that's rare)because you won't have your professional-grade ones for very long, anyways.
(DIR) Post #Azt4RhGY0RTR7L0ZBQ by whitequark@mastodon.social
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i have understood for over a decade now that community led open source isn't a _development_ strategy or _maintenance_ strategy. it is a survival strategy in an adversarial environment dominated by capital. this is why, in long term, it is superior to any other type of software/hardware development
(DIR) Post #Azt4Rhx5SHV9FGuXUO by whitequark@mastodon.social
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i think describing community led open source as _risk-management strategy_ would be my preferred way of describing it. yes, it has some other benefits and drawbacks. but it is the best way to counteract the risk of enclosure by capital.
(DIR) Post #Azt4Rig6ktVvUtyUfA by whitequark@mastodon.social
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this reason is why "I will release a non-trivial part of what I am developing on a daily basis [either as an employee, as a contractor, or in my free time] as open source" has been a non-negotiable point whenever I would work somewhere.the median lifespan of a small company doing something unique is under 5 years. i want my work to have use for longer than that. it takes too much of my life to produce it for me to ignore it
(DIR) Post #Azt4W7Jt52x352g6Qi by mntmn@mastodon.social
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@whitequark 100% yes