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It's persuaded me, because it's true. Open-source is not a sustainable economic model, nor (with a few rare exceptions) business model.
> with open source software, they can rely on it not to disappear overnight if a company behind it vanishes. This is sustainable.
You're intentionally conflating two very different uses of the word "sustainable". This is not what the poster meant.
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It's persuaded me, because it's true. Open-source is not a sustainable economic model, nor (with a few rare exceptions) business model.
> with open source software, they can rely on it not to disappear overnight if a company behind it vanishes. This is sustainable.
You're intentionally conflating two very different uses of the word "sustainable". This is not what the poster meant.