On 11-06-28 08:25 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
a colleague wants to write an article along the lines of the most pernicious myths about open source software. so, in your opinion, what would those be? let's stick to the top five, along with their brutal and savage debunking. thanks. rday
#1. Open-source is written by amateurs and must be very-low quality. #2. Open-source can only imitate, not innovate. #3. Open-source is harder to use. #4. Open-source is harder to install. #5. You get what you pay for: open-source can not be used to do real work. -- Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, Shawn Confusion is the first step of understanding. Programming is as much about organization and communication as it is about coding. The secret to great software: Fail early & often. Eliminate software piracy: use only FLOSS.