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minus-squareCowbee [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up26·7 months agoThere’s also more chances of FOSS being developed for Linux if more people use it. FOSS is better the more popular it gets.
minus-squareconst_void@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·7 months agoThis seems like wishful thinking to me. Is there any data that supports that with more users comes more FOSS developers?
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·7 months agoI’m not sure you need data to understand that if more people use a product, there’s a greater chance someone will develop FOSS for it, as FOSS developers tend to also be users.
minus-squarejollyrogue@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoBigger platforms attract more devs. The BSDs don’t have the dev resources of Linux simply because Linux has a much larger install base.
There’s also more chances of FOSS being developed for Linux if more people use it. FOSS is better the more popular it gets.
This seems like wishful thinking to me. Is there any data that supports that with more users comes more FOSS developers?
I’m not sure you need data to understand that if more people use a product, there’s a greater chance someone will develop FOSS for it, as FOSS developers tend to also be users.
Bigger platforms attract more devs.
The BSDs don’t have the dev resources of Linux simply because Linux has a much larger install base.