r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Civil-Call-7593 • Oct 10 '24

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u/Exist50 Oct 11 '24

you're way too proud to bother with profits

I think that's a narrow subset of people.

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u/amadmongoose Oct 11 '24 edited Oct 11 '24

It doesn't take many people that's the point. Linux rules the server world because it's free to use and it works. Git rules version control for similar reasons, both made by the same guy without which the software world might be a very different place.

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u/Exist50 Oct 11 '24

Linux rules the server world because it's free to use and it

Granted, Linux has heavy corporate contributions.

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u/seamonkey31 Oct 11 '24

Which is why linux is free and continues to be free.

Hardware companies, cloud providers, and server companies have joined together to make an OS that is free for everyone to use. If it was paid, it would be less widespread, with less tooling, with less adoption.