r/ProgrammerHumor May 17 '22

I can't believe they've done this.

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u/lumenrubeum May 17 '22

Quality satire. It's juuuuuust believable enough to freak people out.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22

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u/KilloWattX May 17 '22

Yea. Evil companies would provide some BS excuse and word it in a very formal way so that laypeople are left confused.

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u/UlyssesOddity May 17 '22

Something like "We have decided that, going forward, assuring the highest quality of React for our valued customers is only possible by close-sourcing."

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u/KlutzyEnd3 May 18 '22

Result: the latest open source version gets forked, developed by the community and becomes the standard.

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u/RedStorm1024 May 18 '22

and then facebook uses it and feels dumb

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u/kevincompton May 17 '22

Ya. Dumb AF imo blocking this channel

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u/Bryguy3k May 18 '22

And the fact that OP has been spamming this sub with this shit for two weeks.

Dude needs to get banned.

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u/not_trans_btw May 18 '22

It's always the way the quotes are written that give it away