"Apple and Google do not contribute code freely, nor do they contribute a significant amount of their code. The contributions are limited to areas in which an advantage exists."
This is simply false, actually. But of course, you have no evidence of this, only rhetoric, while i actually see literally every code contribution google makes.
That's not what you claimed. You claimed they do not contribute code freely; they certainly do. It might not be a very significant percentage if their code written, but it's a fact that they contribute code to open source projects, and they do not charge for it.
I see the misunderstanding. When I say "contribute code freely" I mean "without restriction."
You are certainly aware that the vast majority of code is under strict restrictions and will be leveraged for competitive/controlling purposes rather than being shared. Employees wishing to freely contribute code in these domains will have their requests denied.
We've both been employed by large SV companies; we both know how this works. The majority of software will be used in an attempt to control the market.
"You are certainly aware that the vast majority of code is under strict restrictions and will be leveraged for competitive/controlling purposes rather than being shared. Employees wishing to freely contribute code in these domains will have their requests denied.
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None of this is true.
I mean, literally none of this.
I don't even know where to begin.
Because it's an incredibly vague statement that is open to many interpretations?
As written, actually, i don't agree with it.
Google has open sourced > 100 million lines of source code, depending on how you count.
I can't tell you what percent this is, but it is quite significant
It is the vast majority of a number of products, and not the vast majority of a number of other products.
In fact, for some subsidiaries, all of the code is open source. For some, it isn't.
So your statement depends on a lot - who are you counting, what is "their code" (Code we've written, code we've modified, or code we use), etc
If you make a detailed enough statement, i'd probably agree.
But as written, there are plenty of cases where google open sources the vast majority of it's code.
This is simply false, actually. But of course, you have no evidence of this, only rhetoric, while i actually see literally every code contribution google makes.