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I hate open source. |
Doctor Cop
Member #16,833
April 2018
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I would use the former because they run on low-end machines.
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GullRaDriel
Member #3,861
September 2003
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"The difference is that most proprietary software has already passed most basic quality checks otherwise they couldn't charge for it (or at least continue to charge for it)" You never had to be the sysadmin, have you really ? Because if it was he case you clearly would not state something like this. I work in a +10000 computers company (just the users, not the DCs) for more than 15 years and what I can say from all that experience is that the proprietary softwares are not high quality checked. Examples: Please also keep in mind that I do not value the FOSS that high. Not much than the average proprietary software. For me both are equals in terms of quality, except that when it's FOSS I can dig inside and fix it. "Code is like shit - it only smells if it is not yours" |
Neil Roy
Member #2,229
April 2002
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Some free/opensource software I have used that I love and works well... - IrfanView (image viewer, editor) ...the list is quite lengthy. I rarely have problems with any of these. --- |
Edgar Reynaldo
Major Reynaldo
May 2007
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I agree, there is plenty of great open source software out there, and it still competes with proprietary software, and that's great. My Website! | EAGLE GUI Library Demos | My Deviant Art Gallery | Spiraloid Preview | A4 FontMaker | Skyline! (Missile Defense) Eagle and Allegro 5 binaries | Older Allegro 4 and 5 binaries | Allegro 5 compile guide |
Neil Roy
Member #2,229
April 2002
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Oh, and probably the biggest open source of all... LINUX and the numerous apps for it. --- |
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