Comment Re:Why leave out the "free software philosophy"? (Score 1) 641
Again, you're completely failing to recognize/acknowledge that this scenario has nothing at all to do with the working lives of vast numbers of people.
You know, I have a proprietary piece of software I work with at my job. Occasionally it breaks in some obscure way. I call my rep at the company, and they work with me to resolve the problem. It's not magic. And it doesn't take 7 days either.
I use "closed" software, and I use "free" software. I use what serves my needs best. What's most reliable, or has the features I need, or I choose the cheapest of several alternatives if they all work more or less equally well. I have never noticed a particular correlation between the underlying philosophy/business model of the software, and the satifaction/effectiveness I get from them as a user.
The users I support don't either. Give me the tool that works. I don't care about the underlying politics. EvilComHugeCo, GranolaFreedomWerks, some high school kid in Sweden. Whatever.
You know, I have a proprietary piece of software I work with at my job. Occasionally it breaks in some obscure way. I call my rep at the company, and they work with me to resolve the problem. It's not magic. And it doesn't take 7 days either.
I use "closed" software, and I use "free" software. I use what serves my needs best. What's most reliable, or has the features I need, or I choose the cheapest of several alternatives if they all work more or less equally well. I have never noticed a particular correlation between the underlying philosophy/business model of the software, and the satifaction/effectiveness I get from them as a user.
The users I support don't either. Give me the tool that works. I don't care about the underlying politics. EvilComHugeCo, GranolaFreedomWerks, some high school kid in Sweden. Whatever.
