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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by pishpash on Monday September 01, 2025 @12:00AM (#45089321)
Should have made open-source components in some key nodes of the ecosystem popular and profitable. But that was a tall order.
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by nine_k on Monday September 01, 2025 @12:53AM (#45089575)
Open-source software permeates the Internet infrastructure. Netflix is one of the biggest contributors to FreeBSD code. Tons of TVs run OSS-based stack.

But once it touches the money-extraction path, like DRM, things expectedly lock up.

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