c/opensource · by cm0002@lemmy.world · 1y

The State of Open Source in 2025? Honestly, it's a mess but you knew that already The good news: everyone's using it. The bad news: have you seen how they're using it?

https://www-theregister-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.theregister.com/AMP/2025/04/29/state_of_open_source/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From+%251%24s&aoh=17459517607499&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theregister.com%2F2025%2F04%2F29%2Fstate_of_open_source%2F

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enemenemu@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y

I haven't seen an amp link in years. I thought that shit is dead

neme@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y

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GolfNovemberUniform@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 1y

Now legacy support is not something FOSS can achieve as well as commercial products. That's just what it is (let's not mention Debian here). But it also makes FOSS hopefully more optimized for what's supported. That right there is just a difference.

Also the title is clickbait.

Colloidal@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y

Lots of companies are using open source software, more of them all the time. Most are hoping to save money. The next stated reasons made us chuckle:

To reduce vendor lock-in

Open standards and interoperability

Stable technology with long-term community support

To reduce development or maintenance costs

Number two sort of makes sense, but as for the rest, yeah, good luck with those.

Why is it risible that using FOSS would reduce vendor lock-in?