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diff --git a/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.gmi b/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.gmi index 17a91104..85e7d7fd 100644 --- a/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.gmi +++ b/gemfeed/2021-08-01-on-being-pedantic-about-open-source.gmi @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ I believe that it is essential to always have free and open-source alternatives 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. -Not to say that I haven't seen the same effect with commercial software where people had to, after buying it, put a bunch of effort to make it work due to the lack of quality or due to high complexity. But that's either bad luck or bad decision-making. Most commercial providers I have worked with try to make it work for you, so you also will buy other products and services from them later on and don't lose you as a happy customer. +Not to say that I haven't seen the same effect with commercial software where people had to, after buying it, put a bunch of effort to make it work due to the lack of quality or due to high complexity. But that's either bad luck or bad decision-making. Most commercial providers I have worked with try to make it work for you, so you also will buy other products and services from them later on and don't lose you as a happy customer. ## Commercial providers |