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> You are a complete and utter tool. [...]> two ru...

2008-09-02T03:49:00.000+05:30

> You are a complete and utter tool. [...]
> two rusty craps [...]
> If more than 12 people used Linux on
> their desktops [...]

Really there's no need of reading more to see this is a troll.

You are a complete and utter tool. First all the ...

2008-08-31T03:24:00.000+05:30

You are a complete and utter tool. First all the reasons you give for GNU programs being "superior" are all invisible to the common user and common users dont give two rusty craps for any of your listed reasons. Second, more eyes does not mean more secure code. If more than 12 people used Linux on their desktops (the number is an exaggeration, dont get riled up) you would see a lot more

Maybe I wasn't very clear in my first post, but I ...

2008-08-31T00:48:00.000+05:30

Maybe I wasn't very clear in my first post, but I wasn't trying to put down GNU or OSS software. I was trying to point out that some of the arguments in the blog post aren't true only of proprietary software, but can be said of any software.

@Jean-Marc Liotier:
Of course those arguments can be said of proprietary software... I took them right out of the blog post. That was my

I assume that by saying "GNU Software" you are ref...

2008-08-30T22:51:00.001+05:30

I assume that by saying "GNU Software" you are referring to the entire "Free" and "Open Source" Software world.

There is a VERY BIG difference between "GNU Software" (or "Free Software"), and Open Source Software. Software who's copyrights are currently held by the Free Software Foundation are only a small part of the Non-Proprietary Software world. Much of the original software,

I'm definetly a big FOSS fan, but there are a few ...

2008-08-30T05:11:00.000+05:30

I'm definetly a big FOSS fan, but there are a few points here that aren't entirely fair. But they would be accurate with a little bit of revision:

"* is buggy."
Often true of FOSS software as well. Maybe "Retains bugs for unjustified periods of time" might be better.

"* cannot be fixed."
More accurately, "Can not be fixed by the people who depend on it."

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You forgot one of the pitfalls of proprietary soft...

2008-08-29T21:36:00.000+05:30

You forgot one of the pitfalls of proprietary software: the onerous end-user license agreement that can be changed with your next upgrade.

Compare that to the GPL, where one doesn't even have to accept the license if all one is doing is using the software.

Users don't contact developers, developers contact...

2008-08-29T21:08:00.000+05:30

Users don't contact developers, developers contact developers. (I have never met a client who wanted to have a chat with the developer because something sucks...)

Being FOSS does not equal faster bug resolving and/or the meeting of users' needs.

Proprietary and GNU projects are the people that manage it. There are projects that resolve bugs fast and meet users' needs (if it can

@jhunt1 - The exact same objections you present al...

2008-08-29T19:46:00.000+05:30

@jhunt1 - The exact same objections you present also apply to proprietary software. They are natural by-products of the competitive process.

@jhunt1: - Do FOSS projects really "compete" like ...

2008-08-29T19:39:00.000+05:30

@jhunt1:

- Do FOSS projects really "compete" like this, or is that just what the sportscast-style press likes to present to us. Do you think KDE developers are really spending time trying to "one-up" GNOME or are they just trying to create some cool software?

- Is it wasted time or duplicate effort to have multiple proprietary office suites, or multiple proprietary IDEs?

Don't get me wrong, I use Linux on all my machines...

2008-08-29T18:23:00.000+05:30

Don't get me wrong, I use Linux on all my machines at home, and I use as much OSS as I can get away with at work, but the following things can be said of OSS as well:

* tries to be better than other [OSS] software without meeting real technical needs. (I'm thinking KDE vs. GNOME)

* wastes a lot of time duplicating the effort of other [OSS] software. (How many text editors do I