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Mozilla Announce Leadership Changes, Plans to 'Diversify' - OMG! Ubuntu (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)

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[–] technohacker@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago (4 children)

That may also potentially be survivorship bias. IMO the only open source projects that would live to tell the tale are:

Foundational projects that are critical components in major tech stacks, having a backing in the form of funded developers or donations from companies involved in those tech stacks
Enterprise-scale projects born out of a consortium of companies
Hobby projects that the creators aren't relying on as their sole source of income

At least two of those categories are reliant on funding from companies, which in turn relies on either their well-entrenched presence in their respective market, or their ability to market themselves effectively (ex, via advertising).

[–] unhrpetby@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

live to tell the tale

This is again vague wordage. What does this mean exactly?

[–] technohacker@programming.dev 1 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

That's understandable, primarily I would define it as being in active development that ensures it remains at least functional (for example, compatible with modern versions of their target platforms), since the main way I see projects failing is by lack of development for upkeep. One-and-done projects are possible, but change is the only constant, and factors beyond the project's control can make it non-functional

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