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[–] alexyeahdude@kbin.social 206 points 2 years ago (24 children)

I get that Linus is a superhero, but it's still so weird to me that this vital piece of the world's infrastructure relies on one man.

[–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

OSS is heavily undermaintained, always has been. But the world hasn't exploded from it yet (somehow).

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you think OSS is undermaintained, you really ought to look at the way 90% of commercial software is developed.

It’s at least equally bad if not worse, with the added bonus that no one else can step in even if they really wanted to.

[–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Wouldn't surprise me to see unmaintained software anywhere.

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