retiolus@lemmy.cat to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoWhy do all these companies developing privatised software use the word "Open"? Real question.message-squaremessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1376arrow-down1message-squareWhy do all these companies developing privatised software use the word "Open"? Real question.retiolus@lemmy.cat to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square67fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarevacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·9 months ago things that might seem like obvious choices now Not anymore.
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months agoEven 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 …
minus-squarevacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoYeah, but that’s because of building upon open systems, not because of consciously following something.
Not anymore.
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 …
Yeah, but that’s because of building upon open systems, not because of consciously following something.