@peterdrake Trace it back far enough? The answer is IPO.
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@LouisIngenthron Have you found that FOSS has a better "fixing things" to "new features" ratio?
@peterdrake Trace it back far enough? The answer is IPO.
@LouisIngenthron Have you found that FOSS has a better "fixing things" to "new features" ratio?
@peterdrake For-profit startups tend to be the best at that, because they crave usage and adolation.
FOSS comes second, because so many of the developers are, by nature, dog-fooding the engine.
Publicly-traded companies are the worst, though, because every decision they make is based on short-term profit, and fixing bugs doesn't make any money.