r/linux • u/Unhappy-Sprinkles143 • 10d ago

Fluff Open-Source Guru: AI Ends Closed-Source Software

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Open-Source-Guru-Raymond-AI-Ends-Closed-Source-Software-11480690.html
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u/StPatsLCA 10d ago

I think devs don't understand /why/ people pay for closed source and SaaS software sometimes.

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u/Schlonzig 10d ago

As if PostgreSQL destroyed Oracle.

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u/SkruitDealer 10d ago edited 10d ago

Umm... More like Oracle destroyed MySQL, letting the free version stagnate while developing features on the paid version, so Postgres and Maria DB continue to grow.