Why the downvote? Clearly a lot of open source software simply copy commercial software. GIMP and Libre Office are obvious examples. GIMP even copies the Photo

Why the downvote? Clearly a lot of open source software simply copy commercial software. GIMP and Libre Office are obvious examples. GIMP even copies the Photoshop many-windows-instead-of-a-single-parent-window UI. Something no other software use (AFAIK). And I will argue that GIMP and Libre Office (for example) are both very far from being as good as the commercial software they are copying. You might disagree of course but there is a reason why professional artists still pay for Photoshop instead of using GIMP. It simply can’t compete with Photoshop. Even with a $0 price tag! And the original author clearly states that he/she/it/they wants to copy commercial software without even trying to come up with something superior. Continuing the open source developer tradition of copying the work of others. Not something to be admired or encouraged.