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From "Open source software only comes in one edition: awesome" to "Open-source software remains such a horrible pain in the ass to use". How long did it take? F
by Evgeny 17y ago
From "Open source software only comes in one edition: awesome" to "Open-source software remains such a horrible pain in the ass to use".
How long did it take? Five days?
- shin_lao 17y agoI reached the same conclusion. It just doesn't make any sense. It's as if two different people wrote the entry.
- matthardcastle 17y agoThe quote quoted by OP is a quote in a quote.
- ruddzw 17y agoBut they're both true, aren't they? With open source software, it's all there for you to see and use, in all its awesomeness. No pure-marketing limitations. Yet despite that advantage, it doesn't always rise over paid competitors because it's often such a pain to use. The two opinions are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
- jodrellblank 17y agoYou missed the point? He wasn't claiming that open source software is universally awesome, he was saying it's awesome that it doesn't get split into home/premium/business/pro/basic/enterprise/ultimate/etc. editions. It's always "awesome" edition - you get every part of it. (Although, I'm not sure I agree - there is price and licensing segregation with commercial Open Source software).