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by shurcooL 3836 days ago
Basically, you took it for granted that web had source as the binary, unlike the rest of the world (native binaries are not the source).

You'll still be able to find and read source of open source web projects, like like you can for open source non-web projects.

> 'Open source by default' is a problem to be solved at a cultural level, not a technical one.

Highly agree.

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I'm not taking it for granted, I think it makes a better world. I'd rather my oven to come with a book saying how it was assembled and how should I fix common failures it might have, and I rather a chair to come will a little paper saying what kind of colors were used on it so I can repaint it when it gets old. I feel one of the things that made the web great is "View Source".
Agree. So previously "View Source" was enforced to be there due to technical limitations. In the future, it should continue to be there, but it will have to be as a result of cultural decisions.