• MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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    1 month ago

    Yep. It often takes quite awhile. And I honestly don’t mind supporting innovators who want to sell something closed but really good.

    But as I get older, and watch the pattern over and over, I’m starting to appreciate skipping the cycle by directly adopting the open thing as early as I can.

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 month ago

      yeah, the general rule of thumb seems to be that if it’s universal, it needs to be open. The farther niche it goes, the less open it has to be, on principle of utility. Open standards are only good people it’s so easy for them to get accepted. That’s why closed standards often just don’t go very far.