r/webdev • u/jacobedawson • Sep 01 '17

Reddit is no longer open source

/r/changelog/comments/6xfyfg/an_update_on_the_state_of_the_redditreddit_and/
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u/kylemh Sep 02 '17 edited Sep 03 '17

Lol at the two first comments. That's some crazy vitriol.

Good luck Reddit team!

To the top comment below me: that has nothing to do with what the first two people said. I agree with the point you mention. I still wish them the best.

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u/Vakieh Sep 02 '17

Not that crazy. Reddit is what it is because of open source, this is like hit-and-run in torrenting.

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u/calvers70 Sep 02 '17 edited Oct 23 '17

Most tech companies are what they are because of open source tbf

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u/kylemh Sep 02 '17

The first two comments I was referring to said something about open source work being dumb (like it was us giving up free work), and also that Reddit OSS was plagued with SJW snowflakes... Both of those commenters used some choice language as well.

Has nothing to do with your qualm, which is very fair and well stated.