I want to ad some details...
Julian H. Stacey wrote:
"David Naylor" wrote:
I really, really must be missing something. Could someone please
explain this to me:
Why use open source if you do not even compile from source. All Linux
Some reasons some might choose to use Open Source based:
Zero Purchase Price.
That is the price of freeware, not opensource.
Open source means you get the original code, there is a lot of people
who sells software opensource (as example some software developed by IBM
are really expensive but opensource)
Zero wait time to purchase, Download now.
You can download binaries too...
Less Viruses or no viruses (Linux or BSD depending),
No viruses, you really put a lot of faith here!
Not first target of viruses
Agree :-)
Dont trust MicroShi*, (biggest ever fine imposed by EU on any
company for monopoly infringement: MS Inc).
Want to look trendy by using Linux rather than MS
(yes people like that do exist, even if not us).
Different Licensing,
If a colleague wants a copy, give him one legally
immediately, no need to wait & buy one.
You can do that with Sharewares too.
Different Support Model,
Per mail list is unpaid unguaranteed,
but global 24 hours a day people are awake & respond.
Source available
If bug fixes or enhancements later needed, can easily
Pay a consultant to do it, Global Index:
http://berklix.com/consultants/
Can choose Any competing consultant, not dependent on
just one software vendor who has access to closed source,
but may not consider it his priority.
:-)
Security, Peace of mind:
Code can be read by many, loopholes exposed & fixed,
not hidden & left open.
Yeap!!!
16,000 odd packages, mostly free from ports/ many not on MS.
Yes, but you miss some great products sometimes... The one i can
remember now is VMware, they not porting it to BSD only works in windows
and linux, and the linux version got limited functionallity.
Even if not all have time/ skill/ interest/ to personally compile all used,
encourage people to use open source based, for the warm fuzzy feeling
they're doing the right thing. even if they're not personally learnt yet
quite Why it's good to be open source based :-)
Personally, I think binaries are just time-saving, last time i compiled
KDE was a couple of days... and I didnt use any extraweird option, now i
download binaries for that.
See ya around.
Damian
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