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| author | Paul Buetow <paul@buetow.org> | 2024-08-26 23:07:43 +0300 |
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| committer | Paul Buetow <paul@buetow.org> | 2024-08-26 23:07:43 +0300 |
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diff --git a/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.html b/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.html index 87e281f4..3541472b 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.html +++ b/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.html @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ <br /> <span class='quote'>Published at 2021-08-01T10:37:58+03:00; Updated at 2023-01-23</span><br /> <br /> +<span>I believe that it is essential to always have free and open-source alternatives to any kind of closed-source proprietary software available to choose from. But there are a couple of points you need to take into consideration. </span><br /> +<br /> <pre> __ _____....--' .' @@ -24,8 +26,25 @@ '^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^' LGB - Art by lgbearrd </pre> <br /> -<span>I believe that it is essential to always have free and open-source alternatives to any kind of closed-source proprietary software available to choose from. But there are a couple of points you need to take into consideration. </span><br /> +<h2 style='display: inline' id='table-of-contents'>Table of Contents</h2><br /> <br /> +<ul> +<li><a href='#on-being-pedantic-about-open-source'>On being Pedantic about Open-Source</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#the-costs-of-open-source'>The costs of open-source</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#commercial-providers'>Commercial providers</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#earning-on-open-source'>Earning on open-source</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#open-source-organizations-and-individual-contributors'>Open-source organizations and individual contributors</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#lesser-known-projects-and-the-charm-of-clunkiness'>Lesser known projects and the charm of clunkiness</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#the-security-aspect'>The security aspect</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#always-watch-out-for-open-source-alternatives'>Always watch out for open-source alternatives</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#what-about-mobile'>What about mobile?</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#know-the-alternatives'>Know the alternatives</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#you-can-t-control-it-all'>You can't control it all</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#the-middle-way'>The middle way</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#the-downside-of-being-a-nobody'>The downside of being a nobody</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#mobile-open-source-oses-are-still-evolving'>Mobile open-source OSes are still evolving</a></li> +<li>⇢ <a href='#conclusion'>Conclusion</a></li> +</ul><br /> <h2 style='display: inline' id='the-costs-of-open-source'>The costs of open-source</h2><br /> <br /> <span>One benefit of using open-source software is that it doesn't cost anything, right? That's correct in many cases. However, in some cases you still need to spend a significant amount of time configuring the software to work for you. It will be more expensive to use open-source software than proprietary commercial one if you aren't careful. </span><br /> |