Re:S3 isn't getting cheaper
by chii on Thursday July 28, 2022 @10:24PM
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> A whole generation of engineers is about to relearn the importance of open source
it's not really about open-source, but about inter-operability and open protocols.
Imagine if AOL internet was the defacto standard, and every website is their own walled garden? Oh wait, no we already have that - it's the mobile app ecosystem!
The reason the web is so successful (but not monopolistic) is that the http protocol is open, and the HTML standards are open (at least, until google started meddling now since they are almost a browser monopoly...)
So laws for anti-trust should now take that into account - platform monopolies can be beaten by forcing interoperability via legislation.
it's not really about open-source, but about inter-operability and open protocols.
Imagine if AOL internet was the defacto standard, and every website is their own walled garden? Oh wait, no we already have that - it's the mobile app ecosystem!
The reason the web is so successful (but not monopolistic) is that the http protocol is open, and the HTML standards are open (at least, until google started meddling now since they are almost a browser monopoly...)
So laws for anti-trust should now take that into account - platform monopolies can be beaten by forcing interoperability via legislation.