Comment Re:SVG? (Score 1) 468
"If your answer involves "open source" then you can stop right there. Nobody (except about half the slashdot audience) gives a rat's ass about source code as long as the software works properly."
Very well put. Bear in mind that for every one person who is a developer (or even knows how software works for that matter) there are thousands of plain old end-users who want a piece of software to do one thing for them easily. That's why having different OEMs for software is healthy. It gives you options that you don't have to develop yourself.
Open source is great for a developer, as it allows us to make applications do what we want how we want it done...if you know how to code. By the same token, I wish my refrigerator had some features it doesn't. While I'm sure I could find the parts to make those options possible, I'm not mechanically inclined or motivated enough to do it myself. So I'll just shop around until I find a model that has the features I'm looking for.
(Note to toaster - you're next pal!)
Very well put. Bear in mind that for every one person who is a developer (or even knows how software works for that matter) there are thousands of plain old end-users who want a piece of software to do one thing for them easily. That's why having different OEMs for software is healthy. It gives you options that you don't have to develop yourself.
Open source is great for a developer, as it allows us to make applications do what we want how we want it done...if you know how to code. By the same token, I wish my refrigerator had some features it doesn't. While I'm sure I could find the parts to make those options possible, I'm not mechanically inclined or motivated enough to do it myself. So I'll just shop around until I find a model that has the features I'm looking for.
(Note to toaster - you're next pal!)
