The only few reason I know so far is software availability, like adobe software, and Microsoft suite. Is there more of major reasons that I missed?

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[–] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

Basically the story around a lot of OSS software I feel. Made by engineers and tinkerers for engineers and tinkerers. Which is great but is also a double edged sword. Say what you will about corporate for-profit software, there’s probably something of value to having someone whose role it is to talk to engineers about what users actually want and use and do without giving a fuck about the engineering side of things. to. Or give a fuck about the engineering side of things.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This. A huge problem I've found in the FOSS community is that people are often somewhat hostile to making things user friendly. It's a sort of elitism, really. There's a middle ground to be had between apple's walled garden, and there being no barriers against something running rm -rf / and fucking you entirely. Like yeah, it's a bit annoying when the .exe from someone you absolutely trust throws a "this file might be harmful" in windows, but the alternative is your grandma who doesn't understand shit about computers getting ass fucked by every random piece of malware.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Yea, and for me there's a clear engineering virtue to be aimed for here ... where your systems have smooth and easily accessed grades of increasing complexity and control within a coherent system.

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