Many apps have code that is closed and not visible publicly. Other apps like CoMaps, have code that anyone can see and use. What makes open-source apps great?
Transparency: You or any developer can peek under the hood, see exactly what happens and how your data is handled.
Community Power: Developers worldwide collaborate, spot bugs faster, and add cool features you’d never get from closed-source code project.
Innovation: Because anyone can improve or fork the project, ideas evolve quickly— crowdsourced creativity.
Freedom: No lock‑in, no hidden fees, and you keep control of your digital life.
“Users” can be co‑creators, making software safer, smarter, and more adaptable for everyone.
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If they’re not great, it’s your fault /thread 😅
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I get the impression you think corporations aren’t major open source contributors.
Gaming is an even small fraction desktop linux use. Desktop linux is an even smaller fraction of FOSS.
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Linux kernel for example:
By changesets Huawei Technologies 1281 9.2% Intel 1254 9.0% (Unknown) 1097 7.9% Google 917 6.6% Linaro 837 6.0% AMD 750 5.4% Red Hat 672 4.8% (None) 564 4.0% Meta 414 3.0% NVIDIA 389 2.8% SUSE 333 2.4% Oracle 318 2.3% NXP Semiconductors 275 2.0% IBM 260 1.9% Renesas Electronics 224 1.6% (Consultant) 208 1.5% Microchip Technology Inc. 192 1.4% Arm 187 1.3% MediaTek 164 1.2% Collabora 144 1.0% By lines changed Oracle 91852 12.0% AMD 89761 11.7% Google 56504 7.4% Intel 44062 5.8% (Unknown) 33765 4.4% Realtek 33277 4.3% Linaro 31234 4.1% Huawei Technologies 27856 3.6% NVIDIA 25441 3.3% Red Hat 24073 3.1% (None) 21498 2.8% Meta 18783 2.5% MediaTek 17599 2.3% NXP Semiconductors 14342 1.9% SUSE 13749 1.8% Brocade 12154 1.6% Microchip Technology Inc. 11651 1.5% Pengutronix 10200 1.3% Broadcom 8054 1.1% Marvell 8036 1.0%Removed by mod
Your guess.
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It is there to check if you aren’t satisfied with the provided stats.
Before pushing for further evidence, the burden of proof is currently on you, as in why the stats I provided wouldn’t be sufficient.
Lol
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I’m kinda confused by this comment. The fact that open source isn’t perfect doesn’t mean co-maps can’t explain why open source is valuable, given that it’s a relevant part of the appeal of their project…
Like you’re not wrong that the Linux desktop is far from perfect, but it kinda feels like you’re just frustrated frequently one talks about it (which is fair, open source spaces can be a bit of a evangelistic circle-jerk. I say this as someone who loves foss), and this post prompted you to vent about that somewhat unrelatedly
I might be misunderstanding the point you’re trying to convey…
