Free software... and why we avoid it.
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| Open source software has finally come of age, and thousands of
| Australians are now benefiting from professional-looking programs
| that haven't cost them a penny. Too good to be true? Most certainly not.
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| Yet despite the seemingly obvious advantages of open source programs,
| paid-for commercial software remains in the ascendancy. So why do we
| still pay for software when high-quality free alternatives are no more
| than a download away? Is open source plagued with support, security and
| reliability issues, or are we being duped by a commercial software
| industry desperate to cling on to its profit margins? This feature lifts
| the lid on all the reasons we still pay for software, and asks whether
| it's time for a change in attitude. But first let's consider how the
| open source movement came to be.
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http://www.pcauthority.com.au/feature.aspx?CIaFID=1515
A very good and a very long article. Worth a read!
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