On Tue, 28 Jun 2011, Shawn H Corey wrote:
> 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.
those are good, thanks.
rday
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