Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 14, 2004 08:59 AM
"I really want to question the open source efforts, is it purely out of spite or is there something seriously lacking in the commercial software?."
Well, speaking for Free Software, which may actually cost you money to get, what is lacking in what you are calling commercial software is a certain group of freedoms which Free Software provides.
Now, if you can compete with Free Software in providing those freedoms, I would like to hear about it.
Learn about Linux
Download Linux
Get Linux help
Re:Is competition acceptable?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 14, 2004 08:59 AMWell, speaking for Free Software, which may actually cost you money to get, what is lacking in what you are calling commercial software is a certain group of freedoms which Free Software provides.
Now, if you can compete with Free Software in providing those freedoms, I would like to hear about it.
A Nony Mouse
#