"People did not choose Windows over Mac because of some perceived
level of openness absent in Apple. Most people don’t care about that
stuff. That’s why closed-source dominates commercial software—because
it produces better software. Not better as in Richard Stallman—better
as in actually getting your work done."
-- http://atomicwang.org/motherfucker/Index/Entries/2010/5/21__cough__bullshit__... To go on a severe tangent from the actual article linked, to the
fullest extent possible, this perception and reality needs to change.
We need an OpenOffice that focuses on being like Pages rather than
being like Word 2000. We need an open source, cross-platform word
processor that doesn't suck.
level of openness absent in Apple. Most people don’t care about that
stuff. That’s why closed-source dominates commercial software—because
it produces better software. Not better as in Richard Stallman—better
as in actually getting your work done."
-- http://atomicwang.org/motherfucker/Index/Entries/2010/5/21__cough__bullshit__... To go on a severe tangent from the actual article linked, to the
fullest extent possible, this perception and reality needs to change.
We need an OpenOffice that focuses on being like Pages rather than
being like Word 2000. We need an open source, cross-platform word
processor that doesn't suck.
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