The problem with F/OSS office suites is that their audience tends to be uncritical, so much as in the fairy tale "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (but in inverse), professionals have stopped listening.
I remember at least three incidents where I was instructed to evaluate Open Office, Libre Office or other F/OSS word processing or layout packages. In each instance, the F/OSS products fell short in fundamental ways, and were a total disaster for larger documents. Their main strength was that it was often easier to ex
How does your license make a crappy product any better? There are thousands if not millions of F/OSS apps out there that just suck. There are a few real Gems, but a lot of cheap crap. There is also a lot of Crap Closed Source apps too. But at least those companies in general will go out of business.
How does your license make a crappy product any better?
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There is also a lot of Crap Closed Source apps too. But at least those companies in general will go out of business.
If we're not talking about Angry Birds then you'll be investing energy in order to learn and use any product regardless of the level of shiny. The greater the chance that the product vendor will disappear in a puff of smoke or EOL the product you are using, the larger the risk to your investment and the more attractive alternatives become.
The problem with FOSS office suites (Score:5, Interesting)
The problem with F/OSS office suites is that their audience tends to be uncritical, so much as in the fairy tale "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (but in inverse), professionals have stopped listening.
I remember at least three incidents where I was instructed to evaluate Open Office, Libre Office or other F/OSS word processing or layout packages. In each instance, the F/OSS products fell short in fundamental ways, and were a total disaster for larger documents. Their main strength was that it was often easier to ex
Re:The problem with FOSS office suites (Score:3)
People will settle for less, when they get it for free, the question really is, how much less are people willing to settle for?
That said, often less is more (no pun) and F/OSS is the superior alternative.
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"F/OSS is the superior alternative"
How does your license make a crappy product any better? There are thousands if not millions of F/OSS apps out there that just suck. There are a few real Gems, but a lot of cheap crap. There is also a lot of Crap Closed Source apps too. But at least those companies in general will go out of business.
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Question:
How does your license make a crappy product any better?
Answer:
There is also a lot of Crap Closed Source apps too. But at least those companies in general will go out of business.
If we're not talking about Angry Birds then you'll be investing energy in order to learn and use any product regardless of the level of shiny. The greater the chance that the product vendor will disappear in a puff of smoke or EOL the product you are using, the larger the risk to your investment and the more attractive alternatives become.
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Nice cherry picking there.
Read the entire line before trying to make me say something I didn't.
often F/OSS is superior, I never said always, and yes, a lot is crap, same with closed source.