On Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:37:27 -0400 Ian Kelling <i...@fsf.org> wrote: > FSF wrote a blog about this which I really enjoyed > https://www.fsf.org/news/lets-not-celebrate-crowdstrike-lets-point-to-a-better-way
Just two points about that, and I acknowledge my anti-FSF knee-jerk reaction here. First, the aphorism that, "with enough eyes, all bugs are shallow," is demonstrably wrong. Examples include Heartbleed, Bashdoor (aka Shellshock), Log4Shell, and the recent regesSSHion bug. Quantity is not a substitute for quality. Second, where the article calls out those who accuse the FSF of being utopian, that's not an accusation. It's a description of the leadership. To them, a free-as-in-FSF program that does not work is superior to a proprietary program which is proven reliable. If the free-as-in-FSF software isn't at least as good[*] as the proprietary software it's trying to mimic or replace then it's never going to gain significant traction. [*] Where "good" subsumes many factors including functionality, suitability for purpose, and vendor support. -- \m/ (--) \m/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@driftwood.blu.org https://driftwood.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
