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In times past, open source was a much harder sell. You pretty much had to do things the Unix way or deal with a very limited program that mimicked its Windows
by II2II 6y ago
In times past, open source was a much harder sell. You pretty much had to do things the Unix way or deal with a very limited program that mimicked its Windows counterpart. That has changed.
I would argue that open source can be more pragmatic these days. A lot of software offers the features people need. Managing a system based upon open source software is significantly easier since there is no reason to impose restrictions on use or redistribution. To choose an example relevant in this case, open source drivers can ship with a Linux distribution so you have functional drivers the moment you boot from the installation medium. In the case of proprietary drivers, there is typically an extra step once the installation is complete.
- Tijdreiziger 6y agoPersonally I would love to switch to OSS tomorrow, but I still see many showstoppers: - Desktop: Linux vs. Windows - worse support for gaming (e.g. anti-cheat), no support for major creative software like Photoshop/Affinity or Ableton/FL Studio - Mobile: FOSS Android distro vs. Google Android - no guarantee that apps I currently use will work without Gapps, no paid apps or in-app purchases I have really been thinking a lot about this in the past months, because I would like to improve my privacy. The only real play seems to be moving to Apple's ecosystem, and buying a console for the games (and paying a lot more and losing customizability and repairability in the process).