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> I question the narrative that open source wasn't providing much value previously

Don't get me wrong, I've been a strong advocate for the benefits of open source for decades. I think it's delivered enormous value, and most of the top valued companies in the world today wouldn't exist without open source!

What's new now is that the end user inspection and modification benefits are feeling a lot more material for a lot more people than before.

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No worries, I thought so, and agree with your point -- I'm a fan of your work and datasette historically was something I leaned on often at work and in personal projects. I have read some interpretations of recent developments that misunderstand what programmers and mathematicians do and have done, so was filling in the gaps in what you wrote to speak to some of those

I'm grateful for the work you've done!

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