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>We knew up front that, whatever solution we picked, it should be accessible, easy-to-use, free and preferably open-source. I'm not a Microsoft Word fan, but w
by didgetmaster 2y ago
>We knew up front that, whatever solution we picked, it should be accessible, easy-to-use, free and preferably open-source.
I'm not a Microsoft Word fan, but why does their tool need to be free and open-source?
They went to great lengths to explain how the performance of the tools is so important; only to exclude anything you might have to pay for or is closed source.
Who cares if you have to shell out a few bucks for something if it works well and provides great value (i.e. saves you more time and hassle than the money you paid for it)?
- dunyakirkali 2y agoIt's just personal preference. There is nothing wrong with Microsoft Word not with paying for a good tool.
- koziserek 2y agoSome people prefer to shape the world also by choosing their consumption habits, e.g.: - encourage development of libre software, to reduce entry barriers for newcomers, allow experimentation, sharing knowledge and reducing trillion-dollar companies dominance - commute with bicycle or electric vehicle, so the planet lasts longer, and anti-liberal governments controlling the resources enjoy our money little less - don't plan holidays in countries which are stuck in teocracy, autocracy or exploiting their citizens (N Korea, SA, China...) - don't buy products originating from such countries, or produced with use of child labor or animal suffering "My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?"