[seg_lol]

I don't believe I advocated for the use of Cassandra. Owning vs being owned by, we are not arguing about the same things.

Stances are not strategies, when we use another's API we form a bond but the the other is free to break it so we are automatically at a weaker position. We have acquiesced. But if we choose a strategically worse choice, we have not only acquiesced, but done self-harm.

[snypox]

I understand. I’m just saying that in my my professional experience, nothing good came out of religously avoiding lock-in but the opposite.

[outsomnia]

With respect, clearly you cannot extrapolate that particular experience very far.

Otherwise, eg, FOSS is "nothing good".

[snypox]

I'm not talking about "that" particular experience, but in general.