Thread: Commercial Software. Evil?
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iamthewalrus is offline iamthewalrus
2008-04-11 , 22:54
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#25
Originally Posted by tabletrat View Post
(...). Sometimes open source software is the best choice - I have no argument with you. However, it isn't always, and no utopia actually works.
What works is a combination of things, and where the open source model works really well for some things, it can work really badly for something else.
If you compare the current linux desktop situation with 5~10 years ago the improvement in terms of gui usability and looks (compiz-fusion) is huge. So I don't think there is something inherently about FOSS model that would make it unsuitable for end-user software. I could think of other arguments in favour of FOSS on the level of economy and society but that is not something the individual non-geek and non-corporate computer user would care about.
Last edited by iamthewalrus; 2008-04-11 at 23:01.