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Distribution is less than free

Sam Schillace · 25 Oct 2026

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  1. So when I look at the ease with which I (and many, many others) are building software, I start to think that distribution is even cheaper now - “less than free”. I don’t need to go get software, I can just make it. And that feature wall is eroding even more - now I can build exactly what I need, exactly how I want it, exactly when I want it.

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