Re:Time Till Open Source Alternative
by einpoklum on Sunday August 28, 2022 @09:20AM
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> How many projects that you haven't touched in the last 5 years still run?
The ones which were built like a tank in terms of adherence to standards, minimization of dependencies and of assumptions regarding the platform, non-flakey build system etc.
> If your software stops adding features, it will quickly be out-competed by software which does have new features
Not usually. You're probably thinking of things like web browsers.
> because servers require upkeep
If your software does not require continuously running global server(s) then that is not an issue.
The ones which were built like a tank in terms of adherence to standards, minimization of dependencies and of assumptions regarding the platform, non-flakey build system etc.
> If your software stops adding features, it will quickly be out-competed by software which does have new features
Not usually. You're probably thinking of things like web browsers.
> because servers require upkeep
If your software does not require continuously running global server(s) then that is not an issue.
Otherwise I mostly agree.