Best Thing about Open-Source Software?

Best Thing about Open-Source Software?

  • It's *FREE* (as in 'free speech')

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • It's *FREE* (as in 'free beer')

    Votes: 1 25.0%

  • Security - since it's open, it's open to more scrutiny

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Flexibility - you can change the code on a whim

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Stability - more scrutiny = more stability

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Education - you can see the actual code

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • By the people, for the people

    Votes: 2 50.0%

  • ...at least it's not Microsoft!(tm)

    Votes: 1 25.0%

  • What does "Open-Source" mean again?

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    4
  • Poll closed .
Please cast your vote for the thing which you personally like the most about open-source software. This is eventually going to be compiled into an article, so comments are welcome. If you don't wish to be quoted, please add a post-script to your comment and let me know. Also, if your opinion cannot be summed up by one of the poll options (i.e. you dislike OSS), feel free to comment on that as well.

Thanks! :D
- AT
 
I like that it's free. What I don't like about Open Source is the support from many companies. Sure, it's working fine under Windows, but some stuff, good luck trying to find drivers for it, or software you want. Let's face it: you can't walk into Best Buy and grab something off the shelf and have it work under Linux. Most stuff doesn't
 
ninja fetus said:
AT- i know what you voted for at least ahem its not made by microsoft ahem.
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Actually, I voted for "by the people for the people" just for the pure constitutionality of it. :D If Linux is communist, then so where the founding fathers I guess <sarcasm>. To be honest though, I use Linux and GPL'ed software for all of the reasons listed, including that I don't want to support MS.
 
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