Comment on Why do all these companies developing privatised software use the word "Open"? Real question.
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year agothings that might seem like obvious choices now
Not anymore.
Comment on Why do all these companies developing privatised software use the word "Open"? Real question.
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year agothings that might seem like obvious choices now
Not anymore.
fubo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Even a heavily proprietary system like iOS is much more of an “open system” in this sense than old mainframes. It uses standard networking protocols, supports programming languages that have published specifications, third-party hardware exists …
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
Yeah, but that’s because of building upon open systems, not because of consciously following something.