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There are no software as a service providers here. The devs don’t make money or charge people for using the software.

The meaning of software maintenance is different in this context. It means the work that you have to do to keep the software running on newer operating systems.

For example, let’s say that Apple upgrades their MacOS operating system. There may be changes that the devs must make to the core software to keep it running on the newer Macs.

Saylor is not arguing that devs stop software maintenance. If software maintenance stopped, bitcoin would die within 10 years.

Saylor seems to be arguing that new features should be added to L2s to avoid breaking the core L1 network.
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Spock 1y ago

Saylor said he is creating a significant bitcoin software development arm within MicroStrategy. His company has already been in the SaaS business. It would be within his wheelhouse to provide bitcoin related SaaS to big banks and financial firms.

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techfeudalist 1y ago

Are you saying that you believe Saylor wants to stop work on bitcoin core so that he can sell an alternative core software created by him?

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Spock 1y ago

I’ll say this with what is known thus far, I believe Saylor cock blocking FOSS devs working on Bitcoin from getting $$$ is a strategic business move typically used against competition. Imagine yourself to be Saylor… why would you have a back channel conversation with a huge prospective donor to dissuade them from donating to an organization that supports a particular, niche, small subset of software developers?