Nope. These things matter, even if you just want to hire a contractor to fix a bug in your business application, or your microwave. If all the technology is open and freely licensed, then anyone around the world can do the work for you, at the price point you're willing to pay. However, if the technology is locked down by one company, then you're screwed: either you pay THEM, or one of their APPROVED contractors, who may be more expensive because they pay that company a kind of tax in the form of training and certification, or you live with the problem.
Power management, mobile and firmware developer on Linux. Security developer at nvidia. Ex-biologist. Content here should not be interpreted as the opinion of my employer. Also on Mastodon and Bluesky.
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Date: 2014-09-24 08:44 am (UTC)