jonny (good kind)People already are using "i saw this video before 2023" as a signature that the video is eligible to be believed. Soon, "this software was developed before 2025" will be the only sign that makes software eligible to be run.
when a project is developed in such a way that every line of it might be changed tomorrow in incomprehensible ways, how could you ever trust that software?
this is not a hypothetical, this is how i evaluate code right now. if it is perfect boilerplate with sole contributor and repo creation date >mid 2025, i do not run that code
The Doctor@jonny So those of us shouldn't bother starting new projects? Because we'll spend all our time defending our status as organics rather than hacking code?
This makes me wonder if it's even worth working on OSS anymore.
Random Geek@drwho @jonny you work on FOSS for maybe the same reason you started: you have an itch that must be scratched. You share it to help people with a similar itch. You use code you trust because it helps you scratch (but maybe vendor it).
“Success” of OSS in enterprise tech was a wish granted by a monkey’s paw. Go back to the roots.