Who Loves Open Source?
I think I know what Scott Graham from the UK is alluding to with his email to me on open source and the average user:
Who loves open source? Better if – who really needs opens source?
Whilst open source may well be the future of software development, it has emerged that the average Joe, someone who does little more than read their emails and chat with family and friends online, have come to me in the belief that because the software is open source, it is more suited to their needs than software (whilst offering the same features if not more) that is not open source. As unbelievable as it may well seem, they choose software due to its “open source” foundation rather than the software that is right for them and their needs.
Open source software remains free to use (to be modified to reflect the needs of the consumer, potentially). But should open source software be considered when you know that you will not take advantage of the opportunity to modify it? Is it that people do not understand what the term “open source” is and how it will effect them?
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